BOSTON (AP) β New England’s last thoroughbred horse track is shutting down on a high note.
Suffolk Downs closed out its last day of live races with a series of tributes Saturday.
The once-grand track recognized some of the most famous horses, jockeys, announcers and races during its nearly 80-year history with live and video presentations. Among those highlighted were “Eddie Wrack,” the horse that won the track’s inaugural race in 1935, and “Seabiscuit,” which won a major race there in 1937.
Saturday’s races are the last under the track’s current owners, Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC.
A group of local horse owners and trainers are hoping to lease the track and have filed an application for a state horse racing license.
