Race to expand hits wall: Churchill Downs halts nearly $1B expansion

Churchill Downs pausing renovations due to Trump tariffs ahead of 2025 KY Derby

Citing tariffs, trade disputes, Churchill Downs to halt nearly $1 billion project

Two months after announcing the major renovation project, Churchill Downs Inc. has pumped the brakes.

Race to expand hits wall: Churchill Downs halts nearly $1B expansion

Two months after announcing a major, multi-phase expansion at the Louisville track, Churchill Downs Incorporated says the plan must be paused.

Churchill Downs delays $880 million project, plans upgrades

Churchill Downs Inc. is delaying a planned $880 million construction project at its namesake track in Louisville, Ky., but will renovate its finish-line suites and the Mansion facility. CDI decided to pause the multi-year projects to develop the Skye, Conservatory and infield areas because of the increasing uncertainty surrounding construction costs related to tariff and trade disputes as well as current macro-economic conditions. In the coming …