Overview
- Cherished as a local-focused day, the charitable program, which ran Wednesday, sent $5 from each box seat sold to a participating nonprofit.
- Cedar Lake Foundation led sales with 104 tickets and earned a $1,500 bonus, followed by Animal Care Society with 67 tickets and $1,000, then All In Inc. with 65 tickets and $500.
- Past Winsday crowds have topped about 25,000, a smaller turnout than Derby Day’s six-figure audience but a solid local showing after a wet morning.
- Rain eased by early afternoon and forecasts point to sun on Thursday with cooler air settling in for the Oaks and Derby.
- After 502’sDay kicked off the week for locals on Tuesday, Churchill Downs moves to Thurby, the Oaks, and the Derby, with gate times and first posts set at 10:30 a.m./12:45 p.m., 11 a.m./12:30 p.m., and 9 a.m./11 a.m. respectively.