Churchill Downs and Fund for the Arts have joined forces for the third year to kick off Derby week by celebrating Louisville's extraordinary arts scene and live racing at Opening Night presented by Budweiser.
The first day of Churchill Downs' 39-day spring meet April 30 will take place under the lights with the first of 11 live races scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. The first-time event is simply billed as "Opening Night."
Thoroughbred racing's newest track opens April 11, and the opening-night entry box showed plenty of interest by horsemen.
