UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9,
2006
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Kentucky
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0-1469
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61-0156015
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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700
Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40208
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(502)
636-4400
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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CHURCHILL
DOWNS INCORPORATED
INDEX
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Item
7.01
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Regulation
FD Disclosure
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On
January 9, 2006, Churchill Downs Incorporated issued a press release
announcing that it entered into a memorandum of understanding with
Magna
Entertainment Corp. and Racing UK for media rights and to develop
a
subscription television channel to broadcast races into the United
Kingdom
and Ireland. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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(c) Exhibits
Press
release issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated, dated January 9,
2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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CHURCHILL
DOWNS INCORPORATED
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January
10, 2006
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/s/ Michael E. Miller |
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Michael
E. Miller
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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