A resident of Memphis, Tennessee, Jimmy Winemiller is a real estate agent/operator who has successfully managed several of his own companies. Jimmy Winemiller and his wife are also lovers of horses. They have invested in racing horses and have had one race at Churchill Downs, the world-famous racetrack in Louisville that is home to the prestigious Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is the longest-running sporting event in the United States. It all started when Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. returned home from a trip to England and France. While he was in Europe, the colonel fell in love with horse racing and wanted to bring the spectacle back to his home country. Membership subscriptions raised the original funding for Churchill Downs, 320 at $100 apiece. Owners leased the land from Colonel Clark’s uncles. The original Churchill Downs complex comprised a clubhouse, a grandstand, a porters’ lodge, and six stables. On May 17, 1875, Churchill Downs held its first race, and a crowd of 10,000 spectators witnessed the three main races, including the 1.5-mile Kentucky Derby.

1. How Churchill Downs Got Its Start
Jimmy Winemiller

2. Introduction
A resident of Memphis, Tennessee, Jimmy Winemiller is a real
estate agent/operator who has successfully managed several of his
own companies. Jimmy Winemiller and his wife are also lovers of
horses. They have invested in racing horses and have had one race
at Churchill Downs, the world-famous racetrack in Louisville that is
home to the prestigious Kentucky Derby.

3. The Kentucky Derby is the longest-running sporting event in the United
States. It all started when Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. returned
home from a trip to England and France. While he was in Europe, the
colonel fell in love with horse racing and wanted to bring the spectacle
back to his home country.

4. Membership subscriptions raised the original funding for
Churchill Downs, 320 at $100 apiece. Owners leased the land
from Colonel Clark’s uncles. The original Churchill Downs
complex comprised a clubhouse, a grandstand, a porters’ lodge,
and six stables. On May 17, 1875, Churchill Downs held its first
race, and a crowd of 10,000 spectators witnessed the three main
races, including the 1.5-mile Kentucky Derby.