LeBrasseur leaves a lasting legacy
While it is not uncommon to say something complimentary about a colleague or friend who has passed away, you don?t often hear this:?John taught me things that kept... Read more.
Stakes high as Suffolk Downs opens
EAST BOSTON – On Opening Day in baseball, hope springs eternal and every team has World Series dreams. As the live racing season begins at Suffolk Downs today,... Read more.
Lynn dad to receive kidney from daughter
LYNN – Bob “Moona” Mullins left his shift at the Fayette Street fire station on a March morning in 2009 and drove directly to Union Hospital. He... Read more.
Lynn’s Werner reflects on over 50 years at Suffolk Downs
Meaghan O’Malley may not realize it, but she has John Werner to thank for that Cabbage Patch doll she got from “Santa Claus” when she was a little... Read more.
Suffolk Downs trainer’s horses will have one day of rest
Among the 40 or so horses owner-trainer Giuseppe Iadisernia will ship to Suffolk Downs for the 2009 meet which opens Saturday is Delosvientos, a graded stakes winner... Read more.
Hall of Fame jockeys set to visit Suffolk Wednesday
EAST BOSTON -Collectively, they won more than 25,000 races, amassed more than $700 million in purse earnings, captured 23 Breeders’ Cup and 16 Triple Crown... Read more.
Commentator cruises to victory in MassCap
EAST BOSTON – The 17,712 fans who came to Suffolk Downs on Saturday for the 66th Massachusetts Handicap may not have seen a competitive race, but there is... Read more.
MassCap notebook: MassCap draws horses from far and wide
You don’t find many New Jersey breds competing in $500,000 stakes races and, for that matter, there aren’t a lot of Ontario breds at that level, either.... Read more.
Scholarship remembers Reddy
It is not a coincidence that the word “improvement” appears in the first of six listed criteria for the Patrick Reddy Memorial Scholarship at St. Mary’s.The... Read more.
Equine renewal: Year two of Suffolk Downs rebirth starts May 3
BOSTON – Just a few furlongs from where patriotic jockey Paul Revere embarked on his famous midnight ride 233 years ago, Clifford Dooley sat aboard patient... Read more.