Storms Close Kentucky Derby Track

-- From AP --- Churchill Downs racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby, is temporarily closed after storms ripped through the Louisville, Kentucky, area, leaving thousands without power.

According to the National Weather Service,  a likely tornado also struck the University of Louisville campus.

The local EMA says about 8,500 customers lost electricity.

Churchill Downs announced that the horse track would be closed all day for racing and training because of damage left behind by the storm. However, the track's training facility, Trackside Louisville, was not damaged and will remain open, the statement read.

Churchill Downs also said it had contacted the Red Cross about finding temporary shelter for 100 stable-area workers whose living quarters "were damaged or compromised by the strong winds."