Ellis Park’s stakes lineup is led by the Grade III $400,000 Pucker Up, one of seven races across Kentucky Downs Preview Weekend, Aug. 3-4. That weekend of racing also includes the $300,000 ...

Ellis Park is owned and operated by Churchill Downs Incorporated. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Ellis Park will be closed to public Thursday for opening day of races.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, for $79 million in cash. The deal announced Thursday with Enchantment Holdings LLC includes Churchill ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Ellis Park doesn't joke around when it comes to oppressive heat indexes and humidity. Safety for humans and animals comes first, officials said. Ellis Park canceled their ...

HENDERSON, Ky. — Jason Barkley, in his third full season of training horses and off to a fast start at Ellis Park, has been around the track since he could walk. “He always wanted to do ...

A statement by Ellis Park said the decision was made "out of concern for the safety of horses and riders in the extreme heat and humidity." The area near Evansville, Indiana, ...

Ellis Park has named Bill Downes as the new permanent live race announcer ... Beulah Park, and River Downs, will replace announcer Luke Kruytbosch, who died in Evansville, Ind., July 14. Hello ...

“Ellis Park has been around for more than 100 years. He made Ellis Park what it is. He was a legend. It’s a sad time for everybody.” Sports: Here are the top Evansville area athletes for ...

A revamped Indiana Horse Racing Commission granted approval July 2 for the proposed Indianapolis Downs to build and operate an off-track betting parlor in Evansville, not far from Ellis Park in ...

A horse, Bold and Bossy, bucked a jockey at Ellis Park near Henderson, KY, got loose from the race track and ran along the road before being captured on Hwy. 41.