Bringing the past into the future As the 150th Kentucky Derby gets close to the starting gate, Churchill Downs is putting the finishing touches on a $200 million renovation project to the paddock area — a move that brings the track forward, while also looking to the past.Historic preservation was a major priority of the renovation. When asked about working within the guidelines for historic places, a foreman said “there’s things we couldn’t touch, but we wouldn’t want to.”But with a site as old as...…Bringing the past into the future As the 150th Kentucky Derby gets close to the starting gate, Churchill Downs is putting the finishing touches on a $200 million renovation project to the paddock area — a move that brings the track forward, while also looking to the past.Historic preservation was a major priority of the renovation. When asked about working within the guidelines for historic places, a foreman said “there’s things we couldn’t touch, but we wouldn’t want to.”But with a site as old as...WW…