Churchill Downs
In the late 1930s and 1940s, Menke worked for eight years as the publicity director for Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby. During his years working with Churchill Downs, he published several books about horse racing, including "The Story of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby" (1940), "Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Since 1875" (1942), "Down the Stretch: The Story of Colonel Matt J. Winn" (1945), and "Harness Horse History" (1945).