It wasn't an easy ride. Magna Entertainment had proposed another$325 million racetrack in Romulus, but that project was dropped.Campbell applied for the license, and plans a thoroughbred course,though not with the slot machines that other tracks have requiredto stay afloat. Local and state opposition has come out in forceagainst more "racinos." Campbell tells GlobeSt.com that he doesn'tneed slots. "I'm a horseman, not a casino guy," he says. "Puttingin slots is not the objective here, and I can make it withoutthem."

He and his wife, Lisa, run the board of the Pinnacle project,along with investors Jack Krasula and Michael McInerney. Thecompany expects to have Pinnacle up for racing by July 18, thoughwith temporary seating. Permanent seating will come next year.

Campbell says he hopes coming to the races will become anotherday out for families. "We hope to have some good restaurants here,and I think there's a potential for a six-plex theater," he says. Aretail brokerage company will be hired to bring in tenants,Campbell says.