Plainridge Racecourse

Plainridge To Lower Takeout, Raise ADW Fees

Plainridge Racecourse announced today the takeout rate on all wagers for the 2011 season will be lowered to 15 percent, which will result in the highest payoffs per capita in all of racing

Plainridge Seeks Funds

February 11, 2011

A Plainridge Racecourse official met with the Massachusetts State Racing Commission this week to determine whether or not more than $2 million in architecture and engineering expenses related to renov...

DeLeo Still Fighting For Mass. Slots

February 01, 2011

If anyone thought Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo had given up on slots at Plainridge Racecourse and Suffolk Downs, he straightened them out yesterday

Not A Good Sign In Boston

January 18, 2011

Deval Patrick, the re-elected governor of Massachusetts, did not send a thrill through backers of track slots Sunday, when he appeared in an interview on WCVB-TV

Plainridge Lays Off 160 Workers

August 04, 2010

Denying Plainridge Racecourse slot machines means 160 jobs being slashed at Plainridge Racecourse, and that has owner Gary Piontkowski up in arms

Piontkowski Disagrees With Governor

In Massachusetts, Plainridge Racecourse CEO Gary Piontkowski scored with a major story in the Boston Herald where he provided racing’s side of the battle for

No Serious Injuries In Plainridge Fire

Proper planning was the key to averting disaster early Sunday morning (May 9) when fire struck a barn at Plainridge Racecourse

Positive Steps For Plainridge Slots?

If the Massachusetts press has it right, things are looking good for Plainridge Racecourse

Wheeler Revved Up For Plainridge

Whether at work or play, Joel Wheeler is dealing with plenty of horsepower. Wheeler, from Pepperell, Massachusetts, owns two motorcycle businesses as well as

Massachusetts Vote Soon

Massachusetts Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo has said he will release his bill calling for expanded gambling, including slots at the state’s harness track, Plainridge Racecourse, in the next two

Holiday Hope in Boston

December 25, 2009

The influential Speaker of the Massachusetts House, Robert DeLeo, was out raising money this week for the Salvation Army, standing in front of Macy’s department store in busy Downtown Crossing in Bost...

Faraldo Cops Billings Trot At Plainridge

September 09, 2009

“Smokin’ Joe” Faraldo won the Eastern Region C.K.G. Billings Trot at Plainridge Racecourse on Monday, September 7