Suffolk Downs Earns NTRA Re-accreditation

Officials say Suffolk Downs has made several significant improvements from its initial inspection in 2011.
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Suffolk Downs has earned re-accreditation from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), officials announced this week Oct. 8.

The re-accreditation followed a complete review of all racing operations at the East Boston, Mass. facility, which received its initial alliance accreditation in 2011. All accreditations and re-accreditations carry an effective period of two years.

Alliance officials said Suffolk Downs should be recognized for numerous best practices, including several that represented significant improvements from the initial inspection in 2011.

"Suffolk Downs has continued to make significant strides in its commitment to protecting horses and participants," said Mike Ziegler, executive director of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance, in a release. "With extensive cooperation from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the state’s new horse racing regulatory body, and its director of racing, Dr. Jennifer Durenberger (DVM), Suffolk Downs has developed into an exemplar of what we aspire to across the industry

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