Opened
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July 10, 1935
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Last Race Date
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Still in Operation
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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Suf
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Purse Value Index
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19
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Signature Race
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Massachusetts Handicap
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- 07/10/1935 Built in an amazing 62 days, Suffolk Downs opens for racing.
- 08/10/1935 A crowd of 52,726 set attendance record that still stands.
- 05/30/1960 A Memorial Day crowd bets $2,175,836 to set Suffolk handle record.
- 08/18/1966 The Beatle's perform in the infield before 25,000 fans.
- 04/19/1968 A new turf course is unveiled at the track.
- 11/27/1970 Last day of harness racing at Suffolk Downs.
- 08/29/1980 Fourteen horses perish in an early morning barn fire.
- 07/24/1982 Another barn fire claims the life of eleven horses.
- 12/30/1989 Suffolk is shuttered one day before season ends.
- 01/01/1992 Racing returns to Suffolk Downs after two year hiatus.
- 06/03/1995 Cigar, wins return of Mass Cap after six year layoff.