Massachusetts accidentally bans horse racing

[Zaf]

Originally Posted by Fuss

6700 reported attendance today. Dylan Davis can't get mounts at Saratoga? He had had 6 at Suffolk today and won 3.

Z

[Suff]

I suspect this had something to do with Wall Street, and explains how Suffolk's purses, which considering , were pretty F'n nice yesterday.



FY17 was the second year in which significant tax revenues were collected on profits generated by slot machines at
the Plainridge slots parlor, which opened on June 24, 2015. FY17 budgeted fund tax revenues remitted to the
Commonwealth, which are equal to 40% of gross profits (or “gross gaming revenues”) from the slot machines, totaled
approximately $63 million, a decrease of $1 million from FY16, which was earmarked for local aid; an additional $14 million in non-budgeted fund revenue, equal to 9% of gross gaming revenue from the slot machines, was earmarked Commonwealth of Massachusetts 10 Statutory Basis Financial Report for advancement of horse racing. The FY18 budget relies on $64.3 million in budgeted fund revenue from taxes on
slots parlor profits.

[soupman2]

Originally Posted by Fuss

6700 reported attendance today. Dylan Davis can't get mounts at Saratoga? He had had 6 at Suffolk today and won 3.

Would have been many more I think but they held back due to the downpours. I was going but decieded today would be better. Finishing my coffee and on my way.



Also, drove by the old Rockingham location yesterday. Still makes me sad. Nothing but piles of dirt and sand, condo's and of course, just what Salem needed, another car dealership.


Bob

[Suff]

Originally Posted by soupman2

Would have been many more I think but they held back due to the downpours. I was going but decieded today would be better. Finishing my coffee and on my way.



Also, drove by the old Rockingham location yesterday. Still makes me sad. Nothing but piles of dirt and sand, condo's and of course, just what Salem needed, another car dealership.


Bob

NY Trainer Richie Violette was on @AndySerling Saratoga @atthepost podcast from @thepartingglasspub and when he talked about getting his start at THE ROCK. It pulled on my heart.

[Arapola]

I once had a flat tire in the parking lot of "The Rock" and one of the attendant's was kind enough to offer help. What a picturesque little Track.

[Redboard]

Originally Posted by Fuss

6700 reported attendance today. Dylan Davis can't get mounts at Saratoga? He had had 6 at Suffolk today and won 3.

I believe he won four yesterday, but who's counting?

Good to see the track still in business with decent purses, albeit for only a handful of dates this year. Hopefully it's just a matter of time before they put a full blown casino there and maybe have a boutique meet that brings in buzz and fans.

[mabred]

never going to be a casino there it's sold 155 million!!!!

this is the last year for racing it's either going to be the amazon hq or mix use development.Sterling suffolk is trying to put racing back at the great barrington fairgrounds.I went by the other day now that's a real longshot

imho.

mabred

[soupman2]

I had a great day today. Thought the card was pretty good for this type of meet. Speed carried pretty much all day. Good crowd. Heard rumors they are trying to get teo more dates in September, Hope they do for one more final weekend of racing.



Bob

[mabred]

they are looking to get these dates.The Ma gaming commission

will surely vote for these as they have a mission statement

to do all they can to promote racing in ma.This will be a unanimous

vote for sure

mabred

[Suff]

Originally Posted by soupman2

I had a great day today. Thought the card was pretty good for this type of meet. Speed carried pretty much all day. Good crowd. Heard rumors they are trying to get teo more dates in September, Hope they do for one more final weekend of racing.



Bob

Thanks for update. Where do you play? Upstairs or downstairs? I appreciate Suffolk updates.

[soupman2]

Originally Posted by Fuss

Thanks for update. Where do you play? Upstairs or downstairs? I appreciate Suffolk updates.

I'm all around. The tables beyond the walking ring if I'm going to have a cigar; the grandstand or owners boxes and sometimes right outside at the finish line. This weekend I spent a lot of time standing by the food trucks because my 17 year old and his buddy came with me.


Bob

[Suff]

Originally Posted by soupman2

I'm all around. The tables beyond the walking ring if I'm going to have a cigar; the grandstand or owners boxes and sometimes right outside at the finish line. This weekend I spent a lot of time standing by the food trucks because my 17 year old and his buddy came with me.


Bob

Thanks. I'm living Palm Beach County Fl now, but I've been to suffolk 3-4 times since May. I always go when I get home. Til death do us part kinda thing. That track's in my heart.

[Suff]

A nice article about Suffolk from BUR. I sort of assume this guy is with the Polar Bears , despite that, it's decently warm and positive

The entire day was stimulating to the senses. Walking back across the apron to the grandstand, I got a slight whiff of cigar smoke, something I used to smell all the time while working in the State House back in the early '80s. Like horse racing, cigar smoking is a relic of a bygone day, as the dangers of smoking have been known for years. Still, that brief olfactory stimulation took me back in time — one of my objectives for going to the track in the first place

http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/08/09/...e-racing-essay

[soupman2]

Interesting article. Kind of biased. He had to virtue signal to the "animal rights" people that he really, kinda felt bad being there. After all horses "often" die right there on the track. And of course, cigar smoking is bad for ya unless you are an idiot (not one of my Dr's has told this cancer surviving, pacemaker wearing soon to be 70 year old to give up my occasional cigar. I tell them all.) And of course his wife TOLD him what to do with his $2 bet but being an idiot man and all he didn't listen. Good god, this is what you can expect from a public radio "broadcaster". Our tax dollars at work.


Bob

[Thomas Roulston]

Originally Posted by cj

Scarborough is still around.

http://www.scarboroughdowns.com/liveracing.php

But judging by the charts, the live racing is strictly harness racing.