Claim: Says "New Jersey's $1 billion horse racing industry … employs 13,000 individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland."
Fact-check: State Sen. Raymond Lesniak says New Jersey's horse racing industry employs 13,000 people and preserves 176,000 acres of farmland
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Erin O'Neill
Date published: 2011-09-22T00:00:00