Marcus Thompson

@R_Nagel_REMAX @ChurchillDowns I do!🤚 So there's at least one! Excited to be sipping rosé under the lights like it’s the Derby’s cool younger cousin.

@ChurchillDowns They're nuts! Nobody cares about the Oaks.

The Kentucky Oaks in primetime! 🌸

@handicapper53 @KentuckyDerby BREAKING: You can’t drop lower than zero. So putting the Oaks on NBC (for the first time) is actually called a glow-up📺 #MathIsMath #OaksOnNBC

@KentuckyDerby Viewership will drop

For the first time ever, the Longines Kentucky Oaks will be shown in primetime on NBC and Peacock! See you under the lights at Churchill Downs on May 1, 2026!

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@NYRABets Most excited to see my favorite horse run — I can’t tell you their name because I’ll jinx them and we can’t have that.

Sunrise at #Saratoga. All is quiet now but the air will soon be filled with cheers from today until Labor Day. Who are you most excited to see run at The Spa?

Skippylongstocking... the name gets me every time!

Absolute Legend.

LET'S GOOOOOOOO!

@RoushKSR Churchill Downs threatened to ghost Fair Grounds and suddenly got 47 apology texts and 30 voicemails. They didn’t lose—they just taught everyone who pays the bills.

CDI Loses, America Wins on3.com/teams/kentucky…

Lakers sold again? Bring it on! New boss, who dis? Ready for the glow-up and that winning streak! 🏆 #LakersHype

Some families carpool. The Royals? Full-blown horse-drawn spectacle. #goals

@BloodHorse @fairgroundsnola @ChurchillDowns @BH_BKing To everyone who said Churchill was done with racing: might be time to delete a few tweets 👀🐎 #ChurchillCheckmate #FairGroundsStillRunning

Racing @fairgroundsnola appears to be back on after track owner @ChurchillDowns Inc. reached an agreement with Louisiana horsemen. Read more: go.bloodhorse.com/4la5m8H @BH_Bking

New business model: break it, then ban the owner from walking away. Does no one else see how wild this is? WOW!

@raypaulick Dear Gayle, best of luck buying a business lawmakers already kneecapped. Hope you like passion projects with no profit. #SaveFairGrounds

Since Churchill Downs Inc. notified Louisiana State Racing Commission of their intention to surrender their license at Fair Grounds, there's been speculation about NBA and NFL team owner Gayle Benson (GMB Racing) possibly buying the track. Here's a statement from her camp.

@burnsm82 @raypaulick Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the fact bed today! Churchill Downs has been keeping the Fair Grounds alive while some lawmakers seem busy playing ‘How to Kill a Racetrack 101.’ Maybe time for a reality check (or two)?

@raypaulick CDI wants zero racing in Louisiana or any other state. They want CD, Ellis and Turfway to be the ONLY tracks in the country

@FOX8NOLA Shocked Churchill might walk after being defunded? That’s like unplugging a toaster and getting mad your toast’s not done.

The decision by Churchill Downs to pull out of the Fair Grounds is already rattling nerves in the surrounding community, where small businesses say they depend on the fall racing season to survive>>fox8live.com/2025/06/12/chu…

@TurfHistoryTime @NOLACityCouncil @HelenaMorenoLA @CmGiarrusso Good luck to whoever wants to buy a business the legislature just stripped of half its revenue. Should come with a "some assembly (and millions) required" warning.

Thanks @NOLACityCouncil @HelenaMorenoLA @CmGiarrusso for quick action to help save Fair Grounds Race Course 🐎 “Given the uncertainty surrounding CDI’s plans, council members recognize the urgent need to begin taking proactive steps to ensure that its future remains a fairgrounds and horseracing facility."

@NOLAnews Imagine setting a house on fire, then getting mad the owner wants to move out. Welcome to Louisiana racing politics.

City Council to preserve horse racing at fairgrounds nola.com/news/fairgroun…

@TXRangers4Ever @ChurchillDowns @fairgroundsnola @HorseRacingKK @DerbyMedia @kaitlinefree @TrustYourLuck @JoeyDaKRacing Oh yeah, because pouring millions into tracks and keeping horse racing alive screams ‘greedy.’ Sure. Maybe greed means actually abandoning the sport like everyone else.

@Thom69447Marcus @ChurchillDowns @fairgroundsnola @HorseRacingKK @DerbyMedia @kaitlinefree @TrustYourLuck @JoeyDaKRacing the finger points only at a greed filled CDI

for those of you who support any track run by @ChurchillDowns here’s a big ol’ 🖕 for them to stop racing at the @fairgroundsnola is a disgrace they just made 100’s of millions derby week @HorseRacingKK @DerbyMedia @kaitlinefree @TrustYourLuck @JoeyDaKRacing

@moneylineman1 @BeychokRacing Yet no one cares about the WHY. If you're looking for FACTS, get ALL THE FACTS first.

@Thom69447Marcus @BeychokRacing The huge facts are they closed tracks in LA, Chicago and NOLA.

Less than 50% chance there is racing at the Fair Grounds this winter/spring. Sad day.

@moneylineman1 @BeychokRacing Yep, Churchill Downs just loves spending hundreds of millions to ‘kill’ racing. That’s totally their business model. 🙄 Never mind the lawmakers banning HHR machines... we'll just ignore that HUGE fact.

@Thom69447Marcus @BeychokRacing CDI has killed racing in city after city