Churchill Downs : America's most historic racetrack / Kimberly Gatto.

Prologue: Horse racing in Louisville
The early years : the reign of Colonel Clark
A new beginning : the start of the Matt Winn era
The roaring twenties
The 1930s : the Depression years
The 1940s : wartime and winners
The 1950s : the age of television
The 1960s : a time of unrest
The 1970s : Secretariat, Slew and a duel for the ages
The 1980s : glamour and guts
The 1990s : moments of greatness
The new millennium : Barbaro and beyond
Appendix A: Presidents of Churchill Downs
Appendix B: Churchill Downs track records
Appendix C: Kentucky Derby winners
Appendix D: Kentucky Oaks winners
Appendix E: Clark Handicap winners
Appendix F: Breeders' Cup winners.