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Aug 27, 2018 · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Aug. 27, 2018) – John Asher, an iconic and beloved member of the Churchill Downs family and Louisville community, passed away Monday morning after suffering a heart attack while on vacation with his family in Florida.
Aug 28, 2018 · John Asher, the vice president of racing communications at Churchill Downs Racetrack — the site of the annual Kentucky Derby in Louisville — died at age 62 on Monday after suffering a heart attack
Aug 27, 2018 · Tim Asher, John's brother, said they called an ambulance but he died on the way to the hospital. Many described Asher as an ambassador for both Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby.
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Aug 27, 2018 · Longtime Churchill Downs spokesman John Asher dies at 62. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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 tales. Asher, the longtime Churchill Downs spokesman and executive known for his ...
Aug 27, 2018 · John Asher, who in his role as vice president of racing communications at Churchill Downs was the public face and voice of the iconic racetrack and the Kentucky Derby (G1), died of an apparent ...
Aug 27, 2018 · In the year since his death, a road in front of Churchill Downs was renamed John S. Asher Way—fittingly, just days before Kentucky Derby 145—to welcome horse racing fans to the sport's most ...
Jun 22, 2024 · Today, the track confirmed that Asher died of an apparent heart attack this morning while in Orlando with his family. He was 62. And saying the right thing will be tough, so sudden and significant ...
