Voters have rejected a proposed thoroughbred racetrack in the town of Hardwick.
The referendum on Saturday asking for support for the racing and sports-betting facility at Great Meadowbrook Farm failed by a vote of 830-to-312.
The Hardwick Select Board unanimously turned down the proposal from developer Commonwealth Equine and Agricultural Center in November.
The only racetrack in operation in Massachusetts is in Plainville.
There is a hope by some proponents of the project that another parcel of land can be used for the project.
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