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Churchill Downs opened Marshall Yard Racing & Gaming in southwestern Kentucky to the general public on Wednesday.
That is the corporate’s eighth historic horse racing leisure venue in Kentucky, positioned in Louisville, Kentucky. The 23,000 sq. foot venue in Calvert Metropolis options 225 historic racing machines, a retail sportsbook, simulcast wagering and a wide range of meals and beverage choices. The brand new HRM leisure venue will assist Oak Grove Racing fund its competitions at Oak Grove.
Oak Grove Racing can also be a harness racing observe owned by CDI and is positioned about an hour from Calvert Metropolis.
“We’re setting a brand new tempo of development as we develop CDI’s footprint in Southwest Kentucky,” stated Invoice Carstanjen, CEO of CDI. “Marshall Yard displays our imaginative and prescient to create a vacation spot expertise that creates financial alternative for the area, stimulates regional tourism and secures our place on the forefront of racing and leisure.”
