Churchill Downs announced today that the funeral service for track annoucner Luke Kruytbosch will be held in the Paddock Garden on Monday July 21 at 1 p.m.Kruytbosch, 47, passed away this weekend at his Evansville, Ind. home, the cause of death was likely heart-related.From Churchill Downs: Kruytbosch's remains were cremated Thursday and his ashes will be spread at Churchill Downs, which, according...

Churchill Downs announced today that the funeral service for track annoucner Luke Kruytbosch will be held in the Paddock Garden on Monday July 21 at 1 p.m.Kruytbosch, 47, passed away this weekend at his Evansville, Ind. home, the cause of death was likely heart-related.From Churchill Downs: Kruytbosch's remains were cremated Thursday and his ashes will be spread at Churchill Downs, which, according...

Jess Jackson has set up an online poll asking the public to vote on Curlin's future plans. The options are: Turf CampaignDirt CampaignSynthetic CampaignRetire Vote at http://www.stonestreetfarms.com/ When I voted Tuesday night, about 4% of the voters had selected "retire," which I think is really just one voter (Rick Dutrow), clearing his computer's cache and voting over and over again......

Irish bookmakers have placed Curlin's odds for the Oct. 5th Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at 16-1 -- prior to the Man o' War the odds were set at 12-1.According to The Daily Racing Form: On Tuesday, Ladbrokes listed Montmartre as its 4-1 Arc favorite with Zarkava co-second choice at 6-1 with Soldier of Fortune and the Epsom Derby winner, New Approach. It then quotes the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, winne...

Louisville learned of the loss of two people who were influential of the Churchill Downs area yesterday, with the new that came early in the day that 70-year-old Pharmacist Lee Wagner, the long time owner of Wagner's Pharmacy (and more importantly lunch counter) died on Saturday after a long bout with diabetes.Nick Zito told The Courier-Journal, "To me, you go to the Derby Museum, then your next st...