Event Profile
- NASDAQ Opening Bell
- April 25, 2008
- Churchill Downs Incorporated
- www.churchilldownsincorporated.com
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With 21 NASDAQ listed companies from Kentucky and 11 from Louisville, this event will kick off Kentucky Derby Week. This is the second time NASDAQ has conducted a live remote bell ceremony from Churchill Downs Racetrack to celebrate the Kentucky Derby.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on the NASDAQ seven story high Tower in Times Square and via satellite to national and international media.
The Opening Bell is a ceremonial event that represents NASDAQ's virtual market model. As a result, NASDAQ can be opened from any location bringing together investors and market participants from around the world to mark the beginning of the trading day.
Churchill Downs Incorporated ("Churchill Downs"), headquartered in Louisville, Ky., owns and operates world-renowned horse racing venues throughout the United States. Churchill Downs' four racetracks in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky and Louisiana host many of North America's most prestigious races, including the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, Arlington Million, Princess Rooney Handicap and Louisiana Derby. Churchill Downs racetracks have hosted seven Breeders' Cup World Championships. Churchill Downs also owns off-track betting facilities and has interests in various advance-deposit wagering, television production, telecommunications and racing services companies, including a 50-percent interest in the national cable and satellite network HorseRacing TV(tm), that support the Company's network of simulcasting and racing operations. Churchill Downs trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CHDN and can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldownsincorporated.com.
