I’m glad to see it. The track had been allowed to become very run down. The investment promised by its old owner (a casino 10 miles away) for slots was never going to happen. The track has a winter meet with a synthetic track which has been very safe for inclement racing. I wonder if they’ll keep the Polytrack?
According to this article, both dirt and synthetic will exist:
https://www.rcnky.com/articles/2019/10/03/churchill-downs-buy-turfway-park-build-new-facility
New Turfway Park is anticipated to support up to 400 direct full and part time equivalent positions and create an estimated 800 direct construction jobs, the news release said. The project will include a historical racing machine facility featuring up to 1,500 machines, a state-of-the-art clubhouse, food/beverage venues and a new inner dirt track to complement the existing one-mile synthetic main race track.