Youbet.com, Inc. and Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC have reached an agreement in which You Bet will offer live online horseracing and wagering on Suffolk Downs (MA), the home of New England's Million Dollar Day of Racing.
"We're pleased to be a part of the You Bet network," said Suffolk Downs Executive Vice President of Racing Lou Raffetto, Jr. "This is an exciting time in the industry with respect to the new innovations and technology becoming available for watching and wagering on thoroughbred racing."
"Our members across the country welcome the quality racing from Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts," added You Bet ExecutiveVice President and COO Ron Luniewski. "As we continue to invest millions of dollars in the racing industry, we are confident in our ability to deliver the convenience of coast to coast racing to our members and access to new markets to our track partners."
The You Bet Network, formally introduced to the public last year, is an interactive online horseracing private closed loop network that provides members the ability to watch and wager on a wide selection of coast-to-coast thoroughbred and standard-bred horseracing. Members have 24 hour access to the network's
features, including live racing from a choice of over 18 racetracks across the country, commingled track pools, live audio/video, up-to-the minute track information, real-time wagering information, and value-added handicapping products.
Suffolk Downs first opened in 1935, and has scheduled 22 stakes races worth $1.375 million for the remainder of its Spring Meeting, which runs through June 5. The stakes program is anchored by New England's Million Dollar Day of Racing on May 29, which will feature the Grade II $600,000 Massachusetts Handicap. Suffolk Downs offers live racing four days a week and full card simulcasting seven days a week.