The state, I believe, takes, takes, takes out of every dollar. It s always getting its piece of the action and not giving back. The way it gives back is through tax incentives to breeders. There are no horses to own. With the stock market going so good the last few years, there s an abundance of money in that cage.
People are hungry for horses.
But there aren t horses to buy or claim. They re just not there. The obvious answer is to breed more horses. Another answer is more subtle. They pass out programs, make sure owners have their passes, whatever.