Massachusetts governor signs bill to allow Suffolk Downs to race this weekend

Suffolk Downs had begun planning for the remote possibility that it would have to cancel racing this weekend after the state’s racing law expired on Tuesday night prior to the legislature moving a bill extending the law.

However, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill extending the law on Thursday after the State Senate passed a bill during an informal session earlier in the day, allowing simulcasting to resume and for the live cards to go forward as planned.