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The only thoroughbred track in New England had hoped that its partner the Mohegan Sun would win the license and build the casino on Suffolk Downs and help the ailing track after 7 yrs of losing over $60 million in that time.
Chip Tuttle, Suffolk Downs chief operating officer, said workers were told Wednesday that the live horse racing season that ends Sept. 29 will be the track’s last. The 79-year-old track,
which straddles East Boston and Revere, will continue to offer betting on simulcast racing until November or December.
Tuttle said, track owners will formally notify workers at concession stands and other vendors, as well as the owners, breeders and trainers of horses that compete at Suffolk Downs.
He said the closing would affect nearly 200 workers directly employed by the track, plus hundreds more who work for vendors and with the horses.
Tuttle declined to comment on future development plans for the roughly 160-acre site, which has its own subway stop and is located just a few miles from Logan airport and downtown Boston.
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Chip Tuttle, Suffolk Downs chief operating officer, said workers were told Wednesday that the live horse racing season that ends Sept. 29 will be the track’s last. The 79-year-old track,
which straddles East Boston and Revere, will continue to offer betting on simulcast racing until November or December.
Tuttle said, track owners will formally notify workers at concession stands and other vendors, as well as the owners, breeders and trainers of horses that compete at Suffolk Downs.
He said the closing would affect nearly 200 workers directly employed by the track, plus hundreds more who work for vendors and with the horses.
Tuttle declined to comment on future development plans for the roughly 160-acre site, which has its own subway stop and is located just a few miles from Logan airport and downtown Boston.
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