The Rising Value of Race Horses.

The "Big M" is the best example of how much interest is being generated by harness racing. The daily handle and rising purses (without the aid of slot machines) is just another example of the lack of race horses needed to provide fans with the opportunity to enjoy and wager on this ever increasing popular sport. New Jersey is unquestionably the capital of harness racing, and this is without the assistance of OTB and telephone wagering and now slot machines (PA, NY DEL, etc). This implies sound business prospects in the ownership and racing of standard bred horses. Harness horses don't gallop with a jockey on their back. They don't start flat footed in a gate with a group of other horses on both sides of them in the same predicament. Standardbreds accelerate while in motion with their driver in a carriage (racing bike) behind them. Pretend you are a horse, what is easier and safer for you? Because of these and many other factors, harness horses stay sounder and race much longer than thoroughbreds. The reason in das gone by to race as a hobby was that the purses were small and people trained and raced for sport. The feature race at Dover Downs was $700, today it's $25,000. The math is very simple, there's fun to be had and money to be made. See you in the winners circle!