What they were paid
Churchill Downs Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $132,500 | $205,000 | $0 | $0 | $337,500 |
| FY2024 | $128,500 | $155,000 | — | — | $283,500 |
| FY2021 | $136,500 | $155,000 | — | — | $291,500 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Churchill Downs Inc DEF 14A filed March 12, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-104118, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Churchill Downs Inc filed document, accession 0001193125-26-104118. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 12, 2026.
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$337,500 Paul C. Varga, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 12, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Churchill Downs pays directors a $105,000 cash retainer and $205,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Compensation
The rest of the Churchill Downs board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Andréa Carter | Independent Director | $332,500 |
| Daniel P. Harrington | Independent Director | $350,000 |
| Douglas C. Grissom | Independent Director | $342,500 |
| Karole F. Lloyd | Independent Director | $355,000 |
| R. Alex Rankin | Chair of the Board | $465,000 |
| William C. Carstanjen | Director | — |
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