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Suffolk Downs Applies for Casino License

Suffolk Downs Applies for Casino License

The Boston-area racetrack has officially applied to open a resort casino in partnership with Caesars Entertainment.

 Friday, August 10, 2012

Suffolk Downs Unveils Resort Plans

Suffolk Downs June 5 announced details about its plans to develop a Caesars-branded resort and casino at the Massachusetts racetrack.

 Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Is Suffolk Partnership Sign Gaming Will Pass?

Suffolk Downs has entered into what it terms a "strategic alliance" with Caesars Entertainment to bolster its chances of developing a destination resort casino should Massachusetts approved expanded gambling.

 Thursday, April 14, 2011
Suffolk Downs Expansion Plan Tied to Gaming

Suffolk Downs Expansion Plan Tied to Gaming

Suffolk Downs, celebrating its 75th season this year, has a vision for the future, and it's tied to expansion of gambling.

 Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Suffolk to Celebrate 75th Anniversary

Suffolk to Celebrate 75th Anniversary

Hall of Fame jockeys Chris McCarron and Jerry Bailey are among the racing personalities that will help Suffolk Downs celebrate its 75th anniversary July 10.

 Tuesday, June 29, 2010
No MassCap For Suffolk Downs in 2009

No MassCap For Suffolk Downs in 2009

Suffolk Downs will not conduct the Massachusetts Handicap in 2009 due to current economic conditions, track officials announced June 19.

 Friday, June 19, 2009
Suffolk Fights to Save MassCap

Suffolk Fights to Save MassCap

Why should this year's incarnation of the MassCap be any different than the other 65 events contested beneath the deafening roar of overhead planes from nearby Logan Airport?

 Thursday, September 18, 2008
Suffolk Offers Big Brown, Curlin $5M

Suffolk Offers Big Brown, Curlin $5M

Suffolk Downs has announced that the purse for this year's Massachusetts Handicap will be $5 million if Big Brown wins the Triple Crown and both he and 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Curlin remain unbeaten in 2008 and go on to start in the MassCap against one another. The $5 million would include a $1-million participation bonus for each.

 Thursday, June 05, 2008
Suffolk Downs Posts On-Track Gains

Suffolk Downs Posts On-Track Gains

Suffolk Downs officials are hoping 2007 was a year the racetrack and the Massachusetts Thoroughbred industry turned yet another corner toward a brighter, stable future.

 Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Suffolk Downs Restructures Management Team

Suffolk Downs, which recently underwent a change in ownership, announced Aug. 15 that Bill Mulrow is the new chairman of the board of directors, and Chip Tuttle and John Rizzo have been named chief operating officer and chief financial officer, respectively.

 Wednesday, August 15, 2007

MassCap Set to Return This Year

The storied Massachusetts Handicap, last run in 2004, will be renewed at Suffolk Downs Sept. 22, five weeks prior to the running of the Oct. 26-27 Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Empire Group Alleges Collusion in N.Y. Bid Process

Empire Racing Associates has accused two of its competitors of secretly meeting to discuss a possible joint venture involving New York's Thoroughbred franchise, which Empire contends violates state procurement rules involving collusion.

 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Fields Buys Majority Interest in Suffolk Downs

A company headed by Richard Fields, who co-developed the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel projects in Florida, has purchased a majority interest in the company that owns Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts.

 Monday, April 02, 2007

Bailey Joins Excelsior Racing Associates

Retired Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey has joined Excelsior Racing Associates in their bid to take over the New York Racing franchise.

 Monday, July 31, 2006