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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Churchill Downs Incorporated’s Form 8-K, filed April 21, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of April 21, 2026: 4 items on Churchill Downs Incorporated’s Form 8-K, filed April 21, 2026: 2 approved · 2 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are Churchill Downs Incorporated’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed April 21, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Douglas C. Grissom | 53,602,746 | -- | -- | 5,980,214 | 5,058,232 | 90% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Daniel P. Harrington | 56,384,182 | -- | -- | 3,198,778 | 5,058,232 | 95% | Not verified | — |
| 2. Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 | 63,632,857 | 975,233 | 33,102 | -- | -- | 98% | Approved | — |
| 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 50,404,461 | 9,078,571 | 99,928 | -- | 5,058,232 | 85% | Approved | — |
Source: Churchill Downs Incorporated, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 454 asset managers that disclosed a Churchill Downs Incorporated vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Class III Directors: Daniel P. Harrington
Churchill Downs Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel P. Harrington”): 56,384,182 for, 3,198,778 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 107 asset managers below reported 24,609,344 for, 1,665,182 withheld, 84,585 abstained, 51 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,355,180 | 0 | 10 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,645,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,055,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 1,980,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,516,822 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 88,697 | 0 | 0 | 900,430 | Mixed |
| Prudential/PGIM | 917,137 | 0 | 0 | 18,267 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 901,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 620,972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 559,001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 456,117 | 0 | 0 | 30 | For |
| Legg Mason | 378,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 377,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320,745 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 188,447 | 0 | 0 | 69,654 | Mixed |
| ProShares | 254,231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 171,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Natixis | 168,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 166,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 165,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 163,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 100,222 | 0 | 0 | 40,388 | Mixed |
| Baird | 134,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 134,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 117,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
90% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Class III Directors: Douglas C. Grissom
Churchill Downs Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas C. Grissom”): 53,602,746 for, 5,980,214 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 107 asset managers below reported 23,940,143 for, 2,334,383 withheld, 84,585 abstained, 51 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,351,470 | 0 | 10 | 3,710 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,645,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,055,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 1,980,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,516,822 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 88,697 | 0 | 0 | 900,430 | Mixed |
| Prudential/PGIM | 917,137 | 0 | 0 | 18,267 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 901,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 620,972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 559,001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,295 | 0 | 0 | 454,852 | Withhold |
| Legg Mason | 378,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 377,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320,745 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 188,447 | 0 | 0 | 69,654 | Mixed |
| ProShares | 254,231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171,363 | Withhold |
| Natixis | 168,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 166,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 165,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 163,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 100,222 | 0 | 0 | 40,388 | Mixed |
| Baird | 134,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 134,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 117,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.
Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
85% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement.
Churchill Downs Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 50,404,461 for, 9,078,571 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table and …”
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,909,078 | 446,112 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 3,645,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,891,025 | 164,852 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 1,980,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 0 | 1,516,822 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 933,457 | 55,670 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Prudential/PGIM | 923,517 | 11,887 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 901,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 324 | 620,648 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Thrivent | 559,001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 455,449 | 698 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 378,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 377,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 245,170 | 75,575 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Equitable | 258,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 254,231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 171,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Natixis | 168,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 166,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 0 | 165,463 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 0 | 163,955 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 140,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 134,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 134,471 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 117,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 106 managers: 21,906,302 for, 4,356,260 against, 94,908 abstained, 51 not voted, 117 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA | 2,478,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,199,015 | 1,076 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,839,642 | 1,051 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,757,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 0 | 1,516,822 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Boston Partners | 1,477,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,384,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 1,240,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Henderson | 1,148,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1,049,261 | 90,169 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,043,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hudson Way Capital Management LLC | 909,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Alua Capital Management LP | 869,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST CO | 783,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 744,453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 0 | 676,507 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 0 | 164,852 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 324 | 628,177 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Junto Capital Management LP | 575,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 561,646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 503,258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 391,004 | 103,994 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Natixis | 362,031 | 120,765 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Northern Trust | 436,708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 423,431 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 375 managers: 27,497,874 for, 6,709,403 against, 30,814 abstained, 5,995 not voted, 477,503 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.
Churchill Downs Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2026”): 63,632,857 for, 975,233 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 21, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 107 asset managers below reported 26,254,772 for, 9,431 against, 94,908 abstained, 51 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,351,478 | 3,712 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,645,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,055,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 1,980,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,516,822 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 989,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 935,404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 901,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 620,972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 559,001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 456,117 | 30 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 378,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 377,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 320,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 258,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 254,231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 171,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Natixis | 168,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 166,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERIDIAN FUND INC | 165,463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 163,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 140,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 134,901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 134,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 117,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 69,696,908 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 9.12% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 5.23% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 4.38% |
| 4 | TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 2.84% |
| 5 | Capital Group | 2.18% |
| 6 | John Hancock | 1.42% |
| 7 | Prudential/PGIM | 1.34% |
| 8 | Columbia Threadneedle | 1.29% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.89% |
| 10 | Thrivent | 0.80% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA | 3.56% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.16% |
| 3 | State Street | 2.64% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 2.52% |
| 5 | Capital Group | 2.18% |
| 6 | Boston Partners | 2.12% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.99% |
| 8 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 1.78% |
| 9 | Janus Henderson | 1.65% |
| 10 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1.63% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 9.26% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 8.66% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.87% | 13F |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 2.45% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.89% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 0.96% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 0.80% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 69,696,908 shares outstanding, as reported by Churchill Downs Incorporated on its Form 10-Q dated April 15, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Churchill Downs Incorporated’s 10-Q dated April 15, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Churchill Downs Incorporated's shareholder meeting held April 21, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 454 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,362 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation as disclosed… — Churchill Downs Incorporated's filing reports the proposal as approved, with 85% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Churchill Downs Incorporated's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2026.
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