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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Brown jug on July 29, 2026, 12:12:18 PM
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i think some of the threads dealing with the overall state of the industry would be more beneficial if we knew if some people commenting had money invested in the sport
i am not suggesting that those that don't cannot understand the state of the industry but it seems based on some comments many posters have an axe to grind with harness racing
to be clear harness racing is far from perfect and has done nothing in the last 20 years or more to really help itself especially from a gambling/attendance perspective, but that doesn't mean it should be banished
for all those saying how the money funneled into harness racing needs to be pulled back to allow governments to use it in other areas, just think for a minute , based on past experiences do you really want these politicians deciding where these funds go , most of them could not run a hot dog cart in a park
as for the ownership of horses i will start
i own 2 race horses
i own between 25% -50% of 4 broodmares and their foals etc
I'm no diamond creek but its enough
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presently 5 race horses
7 broodmares
6 in foal..i aborted last month,,
my first breed filly i sold at hoosier sale has won 6 outta 7 races at the fair circuit in indy,,,her name BELLA NOTTE
2 weanling colts on the ground
2 yearling fillies on the ground..
bad yr for myself racing ,,many issues
THATS MY BAND tmbz1
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6 race horses
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i think some of the threads dealing with the overall state of the industry would be more beneficial if we knew if some people commenting had money invested in the sport
i am not suggesting that those that don't cannot understand the state of the industry but it seems based on some comments many posters have an axe to grind with harness racing
to be clear harness racing is far from perfect and has done nothing in the last 20 years or more to really help itself especially from a gambling/attendance perspective, but that doesn't mean it should be banished
for all those saying how the money funneled into harness racing needs to be pulled back to allow governments to use it in other areas, just think for a minute , based on past experiences do you really want these politicians deciding where these funds go , most of them could not run a hot dog cart in a park
as for the ownership of horses i will start
i own 2 race horses
i own between 25% -50% of 4 broodmares and their foals etc
I'm no diamond creek but its enough
That is irrelevant. How many fans/customer of the NFL MLB NBA or NHL have any overship in any of the teams?
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I own 10 horses non of them are race horses. I also own the facility they are at. How many racehorses are housed on public property and generally at low rates? I believe it was the same people you are saying should not decide where the funds go. So how much of this money leaves the state of Ohio ? I would guess that 40% or higher goes to owners that do not live in Ohio. How does 200k in purses and 7k in bets work for a night ? If horse racing was any other kind of business it would have closed long ago. Who decided to give handouts to this industry? Oh the same kind of people you don't want to decide now but I am sure you were ok when the horsemen got it
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I'm down to 3.
Susan just got 90 days
So that leaves Tanesha and Jacklyn
Wait my mistake I thought it said Hoes..My Bad!
73cv.2