Massachusetts Racing

Plainridge Park

Plainridge's 2023 Stakes Program Richest In State History

February 02, 2023

The continuously improving harness racing program in Massachusetts will hit another milestone this year after Plainridge Park announced it will add two new stakes to its already stellar schedule. The ...

Big Season Awaits Massachusetts-Breds

August 30, 2021

The Massachusetts Standardbred breeding program has grown exponentially in recent years thanks to the Commonwealth’s Race Horse Development Fund (RHDV) that was started in 2011 in conjunction with the...

Percentage Boost For MA Standardbreds

September 20, 2019

It has been announced that after a meeting between the Horse Racing Committee (HRC) and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 18) to discuss the distribution percenta...

Mass. Program Expanding Interest

Breeding competitive Standardbreds in Massachusetts goes back to the 1800s when the Boston-based New England Trotting Horse Breeders Association backed and promoted it.

Positive Comments From Plainridge

Plainridge Park Casino Director of Racing Steve O’Toole has shared some of the positive news that has come from the track since it introduced slot-machine gaming into the fold.

MA Allots More Funds For S-Bred Racing

It has been reported this week that changes in the way Massachusetts distributes revenue it rakes in via slot machine taxes will provide a financial boost to the state’s harness racing industry.

Plainridge Dates In Governor's Hands

August 14, 2014

Legislation supporting the reduction of race dates for harness racing at Plainridge Racecourse is awaiting the decision of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

Track, Horsemen Support Date Reduction

It has been reported that a House committee in Massachusetts is supporting a bill that would see race dates at Plainridge Racecourse reduced.

Plainridge Faces Another Battle

Massachusetts’ highest court has determined that a repeal of the state casino law will be voted on via referendum this coming November. Regardless of the news, work at Plainridge Racecourse continues ...

Plainridge Gets MA Slots License

February 28, 2014

The preservation of existing harness racing jobs and of the entire Standardbred industry in Massachusetts was a determining factor to award the state’s single slots parlor license to Penn National Gam...

Suffolk Says It Will Commit To Racing

January 09, 2014

It has been reported that officials with Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts have said in writing that they will commit to continue live horse racing at the Boston-area raceway for at least 15 years if Moh...

Another S-Bred Track In Store For Mass.?

August 19, 2013

It has been reported that there is interest in bringing live harness racing and slot-machine gaming to the Brockton Fairgrounds in Massachusetts if Plainridge Racecourse is forced to close.

"Committed To Horse Racing"

December 06, 2011

In the face of a possible deal with a Las Vegas casino giant that could bolster revenues yet compromise its core business, one track remains steadfast in its primary commitment to live racing