I also bought the book on Steve's recommendation and after hearing TD Thornton on ATRAB. I am hoping to start reading it this weekend, of course after spending the day at good old Suffolk Downs and hopefully cashing some tickets!
It was nice to walk into Suffolk Downs this past Saturday and smell some fresh paint. I hope Fields does well. Suffolk could be a nice place. It is in a great location. I've met people there who have a layover at Logan and stop by to watch a few races - now that is a much nicer way to spend a layover than hanging out in the airport.
The political climate in MA is changing and hopefully Suffolk will be a beneficiary of this. Of course, DiMasi will need to be won over with special consideration for the Raynham dog tracks as that seems to be his pet (no pun intended) project.
Who knows, we may be able to hold the MassCap again - the last was one was a great finish. Last year they were going to move it to September, hoping that it would be a prep race for the Breeders Cup races, but then cancelled it because they couldn't justify the $300,000 purse going to "outsiders" and wanted to spread the cash out to the local horsemen.
We shall see - I will be thinking about all of this when I immerse myself in Not by a Long Shot!
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05-10-2007, 11:39 AM
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