Operators / Kentucky Downs
Kentucky Downs
Racetrack · Kentucky Racing Acquisition, LLC · Franklin, Kentucky[1]
Co-founded by Ron Winchell and Marc Falcone, who agreed in Nov. 2018 to buy Kentucky Downs' racetrack/historical-horse-racing assets from Kentucky Downs Partners (owner since 2007); the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved the purchase Feb. 19, 2019, and it closed Mar. 12, 2019. A later secondary source (Las Vegas Advisor, Apr. 2024) still lists Winchell and Falcone as co-owners; no further sale was found in sources reviewed this session.
Latest reported 12-month window
Available reports within each market’s latest 12-month window; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.
| State | Vertical | Channel | Reported period | Handle | GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Historical horse racing | retail | Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026 | $2.6B | $239M |
Licenses
Sources
- Commission approves Winchell, Falcone as KY Downs owners; sale expected to close around March 1 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summaries (kyhbpa.org, nationalhbpa.com, thoroughbreddailynews.com, Las Vegas Advisor) of the 2018-2019 sale and a 2024 reference still naming Winchell/Falcone as owners.
- Commission approves Winchell, Falcone as KY Downs owners; sale expected to close around March 1 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Page not independently re-fetched this session; relied on search-result summaries of the 2018-2019 sale and a 2024 reference still naming Winchell/Falcone as owners.