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Originally Posted by theiman
How many Arabians are racing in the USA?
As far as I know there are no full card Arabian races carded at any track. Delaware has had a few in the past and Los Al used to have them, plus the CA Fairs. I think the last race on either Big Cap day or SA Derby Day at SA has a stakes race.
No supply, no racing fans or betting.
Here is the race schedule for 2018 for Arabian racing in the USA
https://34z5as1d9gu01m1geu13gzkc-wpe...etcalendar.pdf |
Delaware averages about 1 Arabian race a day on a 9-race card. Sometimes they miss a day, occasionally they run two. They're always at the end of the card. If any other tracks run as many as Delaware, I haven't heard of it.
While horses breaking down is awful, Arabian horses do break down, and having slower but slightly more durable horses run all races would not "save" racing. As Dave pointed out, changing the tax laws so it's lucrative to breed horses would be the one thing that might give us full fields again.
