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Horse Racing in Maryland Comes Down to the Wire
If voters nix November’s slots referendum, Maryland’s horse racing industry might be doomed — and that could drag down the state’s $5.2 billion equine industry, some experts say.
Robert Burk, executive director of the horse industry board in the state’s Department of agriculture, fears that if Maryland’s strong infrastructure support for horse racing declines — including the breeding industry — there will be ripple effect into the state’s recreational or pleasure horse activities.
Maryland is the nation’s most ‘‘horse-dense” state, with eight per acre. Only 40 percent of its 90,000 to 100,000 horses are in the racing industry.
Maryland’s entire horse industry assets are worth $5.2 billion, with an annual economic impact of.....
Maryland Horse Racing Future Continued
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