Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, May 17, 2019 Live Racing Returns to Suffolk Downs Saturday and Sunday EAST BOSTON, MA — Wicked Freud, a seven-year-old gelding who hails from the barn of Jason Servis, the trainer of Maximum Security, the fi rst-place fi nisher in the Kentucky Derby that was disqualifi ed and placed 17th, is slated to run in Saturday’s feature, a $55,000 allowance/optional claiming race at about 7 ½ furlongs on the turf with a fi eld of nine as live racing resumes Saturday at Suff olk Downs in conjunction with the simulcast of the Preakness Stakes. More than 100 horses have been entered for the Saturday’s 11-race card with more than $500,000 in purses and incentives on the line as the track kicks off the fi rst of three scheduled live racing and food truck festival weekends for its Lawrence A. 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Brown Memorial Dirt Mile Stakes on Sunday. The popular Massachusetts-bred Dr. Blarney will be trying to win the Rise Jim Stakes for the third consecutive year for owner and breeder Joseph DiRico. “Once again we look forward to welcoming back racing fans and to providing an opportunity for local owners, trainers and Massachusetts breeders to run here for purses and incentives enhanced by the state’s Race Horse Development Fund,” said Chip Tuttle, Suff olk Downs’ chief operating officer. “We appreciate the assistance and cooperation of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and its staff in staging these festival weekends. And, we look at this fi nal season of live racing here as a celebration as we continue to work with the New England HBPA and the Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders Association on our plan to restore and refurbish the Great Barrington Fair Grounds in order to preserve live racing and its related economic and agricultural benefi ts in the state.” Prior to resuming live racing, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety & Integrity Alliance extended Suff olk Downs’ accreditation. The track has continuously maintained its status since receiving its initial Alliance accreditation in 2011. Alliance certifi cation standards address an extensive list of safety and integrity concerns within six broad areas: injury reporting and prevention; creating a safer racing environment; uniform medication and testing; jockey health and welfare; aftercare and transition of retired racehorses; and wagering security. Post time for the 11 race card is at 12:55 p.m. and gates open at 11:00 a.m. In addition to live racing, the track will be hosting a food truck festival featuring food trucks from numerous local vendors, craft beer, live music and family fun activities. Live racing will continue on Sunday with eleven races and the track will again off er approximately $500,000 in purses and awards. For more information, visit www.suff olkdowns.com About Suff olk Downs: Built by 3,000 workers in just 62 days when Massachusetts authorized pari-mutuel wagering in 1935, the historic track has been a showcase for some of the most famous names in Thoroughbred racing history, including Seabiscuit, Whirlaway, John Henry, Cigar and Skip Away. Carey Baseball Academy Specialty Camps T he Carey Baseball Academy will conduct its SPECIALTY CAMPS on July 9 and 10 at the Benevento LL complex in No. Reading for this year. The HITTING session will be conducted from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. each morning. The hitting session is highlighted with two days of video analysis, and a written evaluation. The PITCHER/CATCHER session will be held from 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. All aspects of their respective mechanics will be covered. Each player will receive a written evaluation in addition to pitchers being video-analyzed in slow motion. The cost of each two-day (fi ve hour) session is $90. For further information please contact Coach Frank Carey at (781) 853-4042 or fdcarey13@comcast.net. Website info: www. careybaseballacademy.com. CELEBRATE | from page 1 Members of the Revere City Council donated a new line of Staples school supplies on Thursday morning to students at the Abraham Lincoln School. The councillors also made a donation to their Field Day on June 10-11. Shown from left to right are Secretary Diana Maria Cano, Ward 3 Councillor/ Council President Arthur Guinasso, Principal Sara HoomisTracy and Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito. Hoomis-Tracy said that they are super grateful for the support, and one of her favorite things about Revere Public Schools is how collaborative everyone is. Cano said that they are so lucky to have city council and communal support on every single activity – having an open door policy. Parent Teacher Organization President Colleen Fortin invited the city councillors to the schools.
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