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Race track in Lincoln set to be demolished

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The future of horse racing in Lincoln is uncertain after this year’s live racing session ends on Sunday because the current track is set to be demolished.

The track is being demolished to make way for a new research park the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is building at the former home of the Nebraska State Fair.

Lincoln will now be without live thoroughbred horse racing for the first time since 1935.

The state Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association has purchased about 100 acres for a new Lincoln race track that the group hopes to build within the next two or three years.

But the group has yet to disclose how they plan to pay for the track, which may cost millions of dollars.

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