- Foxboro Raceway
Foxboro Raceway , known for much of its existence as Bay State Raceway, was a
harness racing track located inFoxborough, Massachusetts that operated from1947 until1997 . It stood next toFoxboro Stadium and the site ofGillette Stadium .The track was built by E. M. Loew, who owned a chain of movie theaters. Loew owned the Raceway until his death in
1984 . He sold the land for Foxboro Stadium toNew England Patriots owner Billy Sullivan for US$1, after a bid for theBoston Red Sox failed.The raceway was sold to Westwood Group after Loew's death and operated until
1997 , when a dispute between Westwood and Patriots' ownerRobert Kraft ended with alawsuit that shut down the raceway. [ [http://sec.edgar-online.com/2003/04/15/0000950135-03-002388/Section5.asp WESTWOOD GROUP INC Annual Report (10-K) ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS] . Edgar Online. Retrieved on2008-02-14 .]References
*cite news |title=Bay State Raceway Opens Slate Sentember 1 |work=
Hartford Courant |date=Aug 17 1947 |pages=C3
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