This is a gritty, passionate, insider’s portrait of the blue-collar side of horse-racing.Once host to turf champions such as Seabiscuit and boisterous throngs of 40,000 spectators, Suffolk Downs, a relentless urban betting factory on the outskirts of Boston, now struggles to survive. “Sufferin’ Downs” is where grizzled Thoroughbreds come to end their careers, hopeful jockeys and talented young trainers aspire against daunting odds to begin them, and a small but steadfast legion of diehard fans grinds and gambles in collective desperation against the vagaries of logic, luck and life.Long-time racing writer and aficionado TD Thornton worked at Suffolk Downs for a decade. He was granted behind-the-scenes access to racetrack life usually off limits to the general public, and during the course of one recent racing season, finally decided to write it all down.Contemporary racing literature is full of fawning portrayals of high-profile horses and humans who have achieved success in high
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