The annual stockholder's meeting for Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI & CHDN) was held earlier this week, resulting in several changes to both the Board of Directors, as well as the 2004 Restricted Stock Plan.  The meeting fittingly took place at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, and elicited a strong attendance from company members.

Before the meeting was over, four new Class I Directors were elected to the Board, which now includes Leonard Coleman, Craig Duchossois, G. Watts Humphrey Jr., and Thomas Meeker - all for terms of three years.  Much talk and planning had gone into the appointments prior to the annual meeting, which served as an official hearing to induct the new officers.

Mr. Coleman has an extensive resume, which includes diversified involvement in both sports and art.  He is a retired senior advisor for Major League Baseball, former President of the Professional Baseball Clubs,  Chairman of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Director of Little League Baseball, the Children's Defense Fund, Aramark Corp and the Omnicom Group, as well as the Metropolitan Opera and the Schuman Fund and Village of Waterloo.

Mr. Cuchossois' experience includes extensive involvement in the education and financial fields.  He has served as Chief Executive Officer and Director for The Chamberlain Group, Director of LaSalle National Bank, Director for University of Chicago, University of Chicago Hospitals and Illinois Institute of Technology.

Mr. Humphrey brings a great deal of experience from the horseracing industry, and also has credible executive and management experience, that includes being CEO of IPEG and Centria,  as well as Director of Smithfield Trust Company and a member of the Board of Trustees for University of Pittsburg and Centre College.  He is owner of Shawnee Farm, Vice Chairman of The Blood-Horse Inc., steward of the Jockey Club, and Director of the American Horse Council, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, and the Breeders' Cup Limited.

Mr. Meeker also brings a great deal of experience from the finance and thoroughbred racing fields.  In addition to already being CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., he (like Mr. Humphrey) is a Director of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and member of the Centre College Board of Trustees.  Meeker is also Director of PNC Bank and Kentucky Inc.