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Rain can’t dampen Opening Day at Suffolk Downs
Conditions weren't ideal (muddy and sloppy), but Suffolk Downs got up and running Saturday. (Globe Staff, 2:54 a.m.)
Collmus poised for historic call
If everything goes the way thoroughbred racing aficionados hope it does a week from Saturday, Larry Collmus will have the chance to provide the soundtrack to history, to make a historic call in a historic victory. (Globe Staff, 6/1/12)
Suffolk Downs prepares to open, with optimism in the air
“Riders up.’’ (Globe Staff, 6/1/12)
New rules set for Belmont
The trainer of Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another doesn’t believe New York racing officials are picking on him after the state’s racing and wagering board imposed strict rules for horses in the Belmont Stakes. (Associated Press, 6/1/12)
Suffolk Downs is still a good bet
The East Boston/Revere oval, the last thoroughbred track operating in New England, carries on with an aged grace and timelessness. (Globe Columnist, 5/27/12)
O’Neill to be hit with 45-day ban
Doug O’Neill, the trainer of Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another, was suspended 45 days after one of his horses had an excessive level of carbon dioxide, but the punishment won’t start before he saddles the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner in the Belmont Stakes June 9. (Associated Press, 5/25/12)