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Originally Posted by coolycatt
I guess that's good news that the MassCap is returning. IMO it's the only race that "Suffering Downs" has to offer. Since the legislature created the "Suffolk Law" (my term)..mere mention of the place upsets me. For those unfamiliar, the Suffolk Law only allows for 2 other tracks to offer simulcast wagering while Sufflok is racing. You have to wait until the last race is over before you can wager at any track other than the 2 allowed (currently Belmont + Churchill) It's a major inconvenience, especially on Saturdays when tracks across the USA offer their best programs. If you were waiting on a horse to run and he happens to be entered on a Sat. at say Pimlico or
Monmouth in the 3rd or 4th race....your screwed if your at any Mass. simulcast outlet. If you have a phone acct. (@ Plainridge raceway) you can't even call in until Suffolk's last race goes off.
So while it's nice to see a traditional race like the Mass Cap returning.... I wouldn't shed any tears if Suffering Downs was transformed into a giant parking lot or condo complex.
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You're very much correct and I certainly have sympathy for you, the laws are somewhat garbage, as to what tracks in Massachusetts can offer when Suffolk Downs is running live races. The actual law can be found:
http://law.justia.com/massachusetts/...oc/128c-2.html
Plainridge certainly gets the short end of the stick, because a) they dont have as much pull on Beacon Hill as the Suffolk people do, and b) they are in the same county as Raynham-Taunton and the Carney owners, who also have some heavy pull up at the state capital.
You would hope that the situation improves, but we shall see. You look to be from RI, have you no love for Lincoln Park/Twin River
