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Harness-racing applicant touts longer track

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004 | 9:12 a.m.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A group seeking Pennsylvania's last remaining harness-racing license argued that the mile-long oval it wants to build -- which would be three-tenths of a mile longer than the one proposed by its competitor -- will make horses safer and races more evenhanded.

That testimony came during a hearing by the state Harness Racing Commission on Bedford Downs, the centerpiece of a proposed mixed-used development on 550 acres three miles east of the Ohio border.

Bedford Downs Management Corp. and Centaur Inc. of Indianapolis are vying for the last license, and whichever group receives it will be considered the odds-on favorite to also obtain one of 14 slot-machine gambling licenses approved by the Legislature in July.

Bedford Downs president Carmen Shick said his Lawrence County project calls for construction of a hotel, condos, shops and even a water park that could eventually cost more than $500 million.

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