Clark Handicap Derby City Distaff Stakes Kentucky Derby La Troienne Stakes Kentucky Oaks Turf Classic Stakes Grade II Alysheba Stakes American Turf Stakes Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes Edgewood Stakes Eight Belles Stakes Falls City Handicap Fleur de Lis Stakes Golden Rod Stakes Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Mrs. Revere Stakes Pat Day Mile Stakes Secretariat Stakes Stephen Foster Stakes Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes Wise Dan Stakes Grade III Ack Ack Stakes Arlington Stakes Bashford Manor Stakes Cardinal Handicap Chicago Stakes Chilukki Stakes Commonwealth Turf Stakes Dogwood Stakes Iroquois Stakes Louisville Stakes Lukas Classic Stakes Matt Winn Stakes Mint Julep Handicap Modesty Stakes Pocahontas Stakes Pucker Up Stakes Regret Stakes River City Handicap Winning Colors Stakes Chief Executive Officers From 1875 through 2019 Churchill Downs has had twelve CEOs. M. Lewis Clark 1875–1894 William F. Schulte 1895–1901 Charles F. Grainger 1902–1917 Johnson N. Camden Jr. 1918–1927 Samuel Culbertson 1928–1937 Matt Winn 1938–1949 Bill Corum 1950–1958 Wathen Knebelkamp 1959–1970 Lynn Stone 1970–1984 Thomas H. Meeker 1984–2006 Robert L. Evans 2006–2014 William C. Carstanjen 2014–present Facilities The twin spires atop the grandstands are the most recognizable architectural feature of Churchill Downs and are used as a symbol of the track and the Derby. They were designed by architect Joseph Dominic Baldez and built in 1895. Today, Churchill Downs covers . The usual number of people seated at the derby is 50,000 people, though crowds can reach over 150,000 on Derby day. The dirt oval main track, on which the Derby is run, is one mile (1.6 km) in circumference and is wide, with a section for the starting gate. A turf track, inside the main track, is in circumference and wide. From 2001 to 2005, Churchill Downs underwent a three-and-a-half year, $121 million renovation. The clubhouse was replaced, 79 luxury suites were added, and the historic twin spires were refurbished. One of the additions in the clubhouse was a mural by Pierre Bellocq depicting all 96 jockeys to win the Kentucky Derby from 1875 to 2004. In summer 2008 the same artist added another mural depicting all of the trainers and updating the Jockey's painting, adding Calvin Borel and Edgar Prado to it. These updates are done yearly to accommodate new winning trainers and jockeys. The new design has been somewhat controversial since the new suites block full view of the spires from most angles. Racing at Churchill Downs occurs in three