Photo Release -- Rascal Flatts to Perform National Anthem at Kentucky Derby 136 on...

Photo Release -- Rascal Flatts to Perform National Anthem at Kentucky Derby 136
on Saturday, May 1

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The most awarded group in
country music this decade, Rascal Flatts, will help Churchill Downs continue the
newest Kentucky Derby Day tradition when the trio performs the national anthem
live on Saturday, May 1, prior to the running of the 136th Kentucky Derby
Presented by Yum! Brands. The performance will be broadcast by NBC Sports as
part of the network's live coverage of Kentucky Derby 136 from 4-7 p.m. EDT.

Photos accompanying this release are available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7369 and
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7370

Additionally, Churchill Downs will initiate a new element within the Kentucky
Oaks Day program when the Grammy Award-nominated quartet Little Big Town
performs the national anthem live prior to the running of the Kentucky Oaks, the
Derby's sister race for 3-year-old fillies.

"The Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks are world-class entertainment events, and
we are thrilled to partner with Rascal Flatts, one of the most popular and
successful country music acts in history, on what we know will be an exceptional
performance of "The Star Spangled Banner," said Julie Koenig Loignon, vice
president of brand development and marketing for the Kentucky Derby and
Churchill Downs Incorporated. "The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition, and
last year we added to that rich collage by including the first-ever live
performance of the national anthem by an internationally known recording artist.
This new element of the Derby experience was an instant hit and was warmly
embraced by Derby fans. We are confident that country music's hottest trio will
deliver an unforgettable performance for the 150,000-plus fans listening in
person at Churchill Downs as well as the millions of viewers at Derby parties
worldwide watching the Kentucky Derby on NBC Sports with their family and
friends.

"The Kentucky Oaks is growing in national prominence, and we are excited to
introduce a new musical element to our Oaks Day program with up-and-comers
Little Big Town," Koenig Loignon continued. "The foursome was recently nominated
by the Academy of Country Music for the award 'Vocal Group of the Year,' a
distinction also given to Rascal Flatts. We welcome these tremendously talented
performers to Churchill Downs and look forward to the special contribution they
will make to Derby weekend."

Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney have kicked off 2010
with a bang as they celebrate 10 years of making great music together, becoming
one of the hottest touring acts and the top country group of the new millennium.
Rascal Flatts has delivered 11 No. 1 singles to the top of the chart and has
more titles in Billboard's Top 100 Songs of the Decade than any other group in
the format. In the last decade, Rascal Flatts has sold more than 20 million
albums and 25 million digital downloads. All six of their studio albums made
Billboard's Top 100 Country Albums of the Decade listing.

As the most-awarded country group of the new millennium, Rascal Flatts has
claimed nearly 40 trophies from the Academy of Country Music, American Music
Awards, Country Music Association, People's Choice Awards and more. In concert,
Rascal Flatts continues to be one of the hottest touring acts of the decade with
more venue attendance records than any other country act. The band has played
400 dates as a headline act and 700 total performances since 2000, with a ticket
tally of nearly six million. Among these shows were three consecutively sold-out
performances at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Rascal Flatts is also
the first and only country music act to sell out the famed Wrigley Field in
Chicago. To learn more about the record-breaking trio, visit
www.rascalflatts10.com.

Little Big Town's uniqueness continually sets them apart. The platinum-selling
band has produced hit singles including the Top 10 smash "Boondocks," the Top 5
"Bring It On Home," "Good As Gone" and "A Little More You," as well as
nominations at the Grammy Awards, the Country Music Association Awards, CMT
Music Awards and an Academy of Country Music Award win for Top New Vocal Group.
In 2007, "Life in a Northern Town," the live collaboration with Sugarland and
Jake Owen, became an organic hit. The all-star cover of the 1986 Dream Academy
hit, intended as a video-only memento of the group's stint on CMT on Tour,
became a surprise radio hit due to spontaneous listener demand. In addition to
touring with Sugarland, band mates Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip
Sweet and Jimi Westbrook have also toured with superstars including George
Strait, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Martina McBride, and have collaborated
onstage with rock legend Lindsey Buckingham for an episode of CMT's Crossroads.
Little Big Town is getting ready to release their first album, The Reason Why,
with Capitol Records Nashville. The album features the new hit single "Little
White Church" and will be released late summer. To learn more about Little Big
Town, visit www.littlebigtown.com.

In 2009, multiple-award winner and country music superstar LeAnn Rimes helped
Churchill Downs launch the new modern-day tradition by performing the national
anthem live as part of the Derby pre-race festivities. This year marks the first
year that the Kentucky Oaks event will include a live performance of the
national anthem. For the second year in a row, Churchill Downs has worked with
Nashville-based Art of the Game to secure performers for the national anthem.
Information about Art of the Game is available online at www.artofthegame.net.

Country Music Star and Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Ambassador Candy Coburn to
Sing 'Pink Warrior' During Parade of Breast Cancer Survivors on Kentucky Oaks
Day

A second live musical performance will mark Kentucky Oaks Day when country music
singer and Kentucky native Candy Coburn performs "Pink Warrior," a song
dedicated to breast cancer survivors, live during the Kentucky Oaks Survivors
Parade, scheduled to take place prior to the Kentucky Oaks race. Coburn co-wrote
the song to honor her grandmother, who battled breast cancer for 10 years, and
will serenade the 136-plus breast cancer survivors and their co-survivors as
they make the trek around Churchill Downs' storied first turn and past tens of
thousands of cheering fans in the Churchill Downs clubhouse and grandstand.

Shortly after "Pink Warrior" was released, Coburn was approached by Susan G.
Komen for the Cure(R), the world's largest breast cancer organization and the
official charity partner of the Kentucky Oaks, to use the song to help raise
awareness about the fight against breast cancer. Today, Coburn is a celebrity
ambassador for Komen and performs "Pink Warrior" during appearances around the
country, including official Komen events. "Pink Warrior" is the 2010 theme song
for Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure events. One-hundred percent of the artist
and producer proceeds from sales of "Pink Warrior" are donated to Komen. To
learn more about Candy Coburn's music and her involvement with Komen, visit
www.candycoburn.com.

Tickets and parking to Kentucky Derby 136 on Saturday, May 1, and Kentucky Oaks
136 on Friday, April 30, can be purchased online at
http://tickets.churchilldowns.com.

Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI"), headquartered in Louisville, Ky., owns and
operates four world renowned Thoroughbred racing facilities: Arlington Park in
Illinois, Calder Casino and Race Course in Florida, Churchill Downs Race Track
in Kentucky and Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in Louisiana. CDI operates
slot and gaming operations in Louisiana and Florida. CDI tracks are host to
North America's most prestigious races, including the Arlington Million, the
Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks, the Louisiana Derby and the Princess
Rooney, along with hosting the Breeders' Cup World Championships for a record
seventh time on Nov. 5-6, 2010. CDI also owns off-track betting facilities,
TwinSpires.com and other advance-deposit wagering channels, television
production, telecommunications and racing service companies such as BRIS and a
50-percent interest in the national cable and satellite network, HorseRacing TV,
which supports CDI's network of simulcasting and racing operations. CDI's
Entertainment Group produces the HullabaLOU Music Festival at Churchill Downs
Racetrack which premieres on July 23-25, 2010. CDI trades on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol CHDN and can be found at
www.churchilldownsincorporated.com.

CONTACT: Churchill Downs Incorporated
Liz Harris
(502) 636-4474
Liz@kyderby.com

Rascal Flatts Media Contact:
Jessie Schmidt
(615) 851 4917
jessie@schmidtpr.com

Little Big Town Media Contact:
Lori Genes
lori.genes@emicap.com

Candy Coburn Media Contact:
Dave Snowden
dsnowden@triangletalent.com