BC/Churchill parking

[NoCarolinaTony]

Pappa Johns Stadium (Football Stadium for Louisville Cardninals) just in case it was not clear.

Shuttles will work too!!

NC Tony

[Gander]

Thanks for the clairification. As it was spelled, it implied the pizza place. Louisville is doing well in football this year.

[Danzig]

lol @ gander....gonna park at a pizza joint. 'hey, i thought it was only three minutes away!'...

[Sightseek]

Went to the Derby again this year and whatever you do, don't be a sucker and pay $20.00 to park! There are spots on the street about 1/2 a mile away, on the far side of the main entrance and it isn't a bad side of town plus it's a quick hop to the highway. I'd stay away from the Cardinal Stadium...traffic like crazy!

[pba1817]

Could you give me some street names? You are referring to streets north of Central and the main entrance of Chruchill Downs correct?

I am not too familiar with the area around Churchill, but I have google earth which will work wonders.

This is simple--stay at your hotel and take a taxi. It is that easy. I would not drive to Churchill at all on Breeders Cup day. Papa Johns Stadium will be a mess. If your hotel is 5 minutes away, then take a taxi.

[todko]

Taylor Road can be a good place to park. You can access Taylor either from I-264 (second exit marked Churchill Down as you are heading South or West). Turn right on Taylor after you exit. Or by going past CD coming from I-65 Crittenden Road to Central Avenue. There is a church where the parking is run by Boy Scouts. It's a gray stone church. I parked there for $5.00. It's a little bit of a walk to the track -- maybe 2 miles. You can get into the track at the back entrance near the starting point for the 1 mile chute and the stables.

On big days Churchill totally rocks. No racing experience like it anywhere.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by pba1817

Could you give me some street names? You are referring to streets north of Central and the main entrance of Chruchill Downs correct?

I am not too familiar with the area around Churchill, but I have google earth which will work wonders.

We parked north of Central on M St on Oaks day but you wind up going through all the traffic so I wouldn't advise it.

I believe we parked around the corner of W Garrett St and Rankin St on Derby day. Just get off 264 and take a right and as soon as you get near any bad traffic take a right into that neighborhood. You'll find a million people trying to charge you for a spot but there are plenty of free, legal ones on the street if you don't mind a 10-15 minute walk. Only pain is that it is near the infield entrance which was a hassle to cut through on Derby Day.

How hard/easy is it to get a cab leaving the track on one of the big days? I'll be staying at the Holiday Inn on West Broadway, so a cab is certainly reasonable. My concern was to the availabiliy of cabs at the track once the racing was over.