Churchill Downs Incorporated Conducts 2006 Annual Meeting.LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Churchill Downs Incorporated Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) is the parent company of Churchill Downs. The company owns several other thoroughbred and standardbred racetracks. History ("CDI" or "Company") (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CHDN) conducted its annual meeting of shareholders today at Churchill Downs racetrack. During the meeting, CDI shareholders conducted an election of directors and approved amendments to the Company's 2004 Restricted Stock Plan. The four Class I directors elected for a term of three years are: --Leonard S. Coleman Jr., senior advisor, Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. (retired); former president, National League of Professional Baseball Clubs; director, the Omnicom Group, Aramark Corp. (Audit Committee), Electronic Arts Inc., Cedant Corp. and H.J. Heinz Co. (Audit Committee); chairman, The Jackie Robinson Foundation The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a non-profit organization which provides scholarships to minority youths for higher education, as well as preserving the legacy of Baseball Hall of Fame member, Jackie Robinson. ; director, Children's Defense Fund The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a national organization that is committed to the social Welfare of children. Founded in 1973, the nonprofit group uses its annual $9 million budget to lobby legislators and to speak out publicly on a broad array of issues on the law, the family, and , Spoleto Festival, Little League Baseball, Metropolitan Opera, The Schuman Fund and Village of Waterloo, Urban America; former chairman, ARENACO Inc.; --Craig J. Duchossois, chief executive officer and director, Duchossois Industries Inc.; chairman, The Chamberlain Group Inc.; chairman, Thrall Car Management Co. Inc.; director, Trinity Industries Inc., LaSalle National Bank, Culver Education Foundation, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of, at Chicago; coeducational; inc. 1890, opened 1892 primarily through the gifts of John D. Rockefeller. Because of the progressive programs and distinguished faculty established under its first president, William R. Chicago Hospitals, Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago; coeducational; founded 1940 by a merger of Armour Institute of Technology (founded 1892) and Lewis Institute (1896). , Kellogg Graduate School of Management, World Business Chicago and AMX LLC; --G. Watts Humphrey Jr., president GWH Holdings Inc.; chief executive officer, IPEG and Centria; owner, Shawnee Farm; steward, The Jockey Club; vice chairman, The Blood-Horse Inc.; director, American Horse Council, Breeders' Cup Limited, Keeneland Association, National Thoroughbred Racing Association The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is the main governing body of Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States. They are also the main governing body of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. , Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, Inc. and Smithfield Trust Company; member, board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , Centre College and University of Pittsburgh; and --Thomas H. Meeker, president and chief executive officer, Churchill Downs Incorporated; director, PNC Bank, Kentucky, Inc., and National Thoroughbred Racing Association; member, board of trustees, Centre College. Following the annual meeting, CDI's board of directors conducted its quarterly meeting, appointed members to serve on its committees, and elected directors for CDI's operating companies. Churchill Downs Incorporated, headquartered in Louisville, Ky., owns and operates world-renowned horse racing venues throughout the United States. CDI's six racetracks in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Louisiana host many of North America's most prestigious races, including the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, Arlington Million, Princess Rooney Handicap, Louisiana Derby and Indiana Derby. CDI racetracks have hosted six Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. CDI also owns off-track betting facilities and has interests in various television production, telecommunications and racing services companies that support CDI's network of simulcasting and racing operations. CDI trades on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol CHDN and can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldownsincorporated.com. |
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