Roderick J. Ratcliff

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Rod Ratcliff has been an advocate for and investor in horse racing for more than a decade. He has been Chairman of Centaur, Inc. since 2001.

Under his leadership, the company acquired complete control of Fortune Valley Casino & Hotel in Central City, CO and Hoosier Park in Anderson, IN. His efforts were key in bringing slot machines to Indiana’s horse racing facilities, approved by legislation in 2007. Currently, he is leading the effort to develop a horse racing and casino project in Western Pennsylvania from the ground up.

His Pegasus Group, Inc. was an original partner with Churchill Downs in Hoosier Park to establish the first pari-mutuel racetrack in Indiana in 1994. As President of Centaur in the 1990s, Rod formed a partnership that won an Indiana riverboat gaming license for the Argosy Casino and Hotel in Lawrenceburg from the Indiana Gaming Commission. Centaur sold its interest in the riverboat in 2001.

From the mid-1970s, when he took over a small Indiana trucking company, Rod has followed his instincts and experiences to build business success. After a stint at the Chicago Board of Trade, he moved to Lafayette, IN where he became enthusiastic about the potential of Indiana’s horseracing industry.

He is a past director of the Columbia Club in Indianapolis and of the Indiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He is a former member of the board of the West Lafayette First United Methodist Church.