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): ~~February~~March 1912, 2025

Churchill Downs Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kentucky

001-33998

61-0156015

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

600 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Suite 400

Louisville

Kentucky

40222

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(502)- 636-4400

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value	CHDN	The Nasdaq Global Select Market LLC


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 27.0201. ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure.

AOn ~~copy~~March of12, ~~the~~2025, ~~news release issued by~~ Churchill Downs Incorporated (the "“Company"”) onannounced ~~February~~that ~~19,~~the ~~2025~~Company’s ~~announcing~~Board ~~the~~of ~~results~~Directors ofapproved ~~operations~~a ~~and~~$500 ~~financial~~million ~~condition~~share ~~for~~repurchase program. The new share repurchase program replaces the ~~fourth~~prior ~~quarter~~$500 million program that was authorized in September 2021 and ~~full~~had ~~year~~unused ~~ended~~authorization ~~December~~of ~~31,~~$125.6 ~~2024~~million. The new share repurchase program includes and is ~~attached~~not ~~hereto~~in asaddition ~~Exhibit~~to 99any unspent amount remaining under the prior authorization. Share repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in the open market (either with or without a 10b5-1 plan) or through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program has no time limit and ~~incorporated~~may bybe ~~reference~~suspended ~~herein~~or discontinued at any time.

A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s new share repurchase program is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information provided pursuant to this Item 27.0201, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "“filed"” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "“Exchange Act"”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

			(d)						Exhibits
			The following is being furnished as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K.
			Exhibit Number						Description
			99.1						Press Release dated ~~February~~March 1912, 2025 issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated
			104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

						CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
February 19, 2025						/s/ Marcia A. Dall
March 12, 2025						/s/ Marcia Dall
						By: Marcia A. Dall
						By: Marcia Dall
						Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
						Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
						(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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