Kentucky Downs, the grass Thoroughbred track in Franklin, has applied for a license to open a harness track in Oak Grove, the same place where Churchill Downs and Keeneland jointly announced plans in September for a harness track. Oak Grove is located just outside Fort Campbell on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. And, according to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, casino giant Caesars, which owns Bluegrass Downs harness track in Paducah, also has applied for the state’s ninth license, apparently to build in the same general location.

The draw isn’t really harness racing but the historical racing terminals that the tracks can put in.