LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The family of John Asher has set up a scholarship fund in his name. Asher, a man synonymous with Churchill Downs and a giant in the horse racing industry, died suddenly of a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- John Asher's devotion to the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs and horse racing were obvious anytime he was asked about those subjects, often weaving them together in entertaining ...

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - He was the face and the voice of the Kentucky Derby. The beloved John Asher who passed away from a heart attack in August at age 62. Countless tributes have been made for John, ...

MORGAN: YOU COULD SAY HE WAS AS BELOVED AS THE FAMOUS CALL TO POST. >> IT’S HUMBLING. I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. I WOULD HAVE NEVER DREAMED IT. MORGAN: ON MONDAY, JOHN ASHER WAS HONORED IN A ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The iconic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs will be lit in "Hilltopper" red Monday night to honor John Asher. The proud Western Kentucky University graduate died Monday morning ...

COOPERATION WILL BE KEY IN AVOIDING ANOTHER FUNDING CRISIS. A HOMETOWN HERO WAS HONORED TODAY. A BANNER FOR JOHN ASHER WAS DEDICATED AT PRESENTATION ACADEMY. THAT’S AT THE CORNER OF WEST BRECKINRIDGE ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two men who loved horses, racing and the Kentucky Derby are being immortalized under the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs. Statues of the late John Asher and Colonel Matt Winn ...

John Asher’ s simple wish to everyone, “Happy Derby everybody”, became a treasured moment for his boss on the day steeped in tradition. Kevin Flanery, the president of Churchill Downs got choked up ...

Churchill Downs' John Asher was named 2005 Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners Warner L. Jones, Jr. Horseman of the Year. Asher will be honored by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners (KTO) at their annual award ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — The 2018 Big Sport of Turfdom award, which recognizes a person or group of people who enhance coverage of Thoroughbred racing through cooperation with media and racing ...

John Asher Thompson, servant of Jesus Christ, American hero, loving and beloved husband, father and grandfather, died on Monday, February 19, 2024 at the age of 81. He was born on December 6, 1942, to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – John Asher, the longtime spokesman for the racetrack that's home to the Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 62. Churchill Downs said Asher died Monday after suffering a heart attack ...