CUMBERLAND RUN HORSE RACING FACILITY
Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus welcomed guests to the groundbreaking ceremony for Cumberland Run .
with hopes to eventually have a hotel onsite . It will be the first horse track in eastern Kentucky since Thunder Ridge closed in Prestonsburg in 2017 .
An extension to the Corbin facility is currently being built in Williamsburg , as well . Cumberland Mint , which had its groundbreaking in October of last year , is expected to be complete later this year and will have 400 historical racing machines , a restaurant and some entertainment options . The two facilities are expected to bring over 200 jobs to the area .
“ Taken together , this is a more than $ 80 million investment in this area ,” Gov . Beshear said of the two facilities . “ It creates construction jobs , it creates permanent jobs and it brings tourists from all over to spend their dollars in your community and when we bring them here , I know you have so much more to show them . Whether its local restaurants or other attractions , I believe when they see this part of Kentucky , they will not want to leave , at least until they spend a
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined local and state leaders , as well as Kentucky horse racing officials , to officially break ground on Cumberland Run , the long-awaited horse racing facility coming to Corbin .
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