SHAKOPEE, MN – As Canterbury Park heads in to the midseason break for the Ram Trucks Canterbury rodeo, this is a good week to look back at the season and look forward to the future of racing in Minnesota.

We received an email from former Minnesota Racing commissioner Dr. Camille McArdle bringing our attention to a Paulick Rwport article about the support racing receives in New Jersey. It’s definitely worth highlighting this story to all fans and members of the Minnesota racing community.

While the article is long, it is an important read. It illustrates the way government and racing can work together for the benefit of both. One of the most salient points in the article is that the investment in racing pays the state back at least three fold in tax revenue. A successful and healthy racing and breeding industry is a boost to the state’s economy and finances.

Another important point is that the vast majority of the state investment does not go into the pocket of “wealthy horse owners” but rather to many other rungs on the economic spectrum. The industry provides hundreds of direct and thousands of indirect jobs around the state mostly in agriculture but also in Veterinary medicine as well as racetrack employees.

It would be helpful for the future of the industry to provide the article to your elected representatives with a brief summary and you’re strong support for similar efforts in Minnesota.

https://paulickreport.com/features/keeping-pace/keeping-pace-new-jersey-land-of-hope-and-glory