NM Horse owners struggle with no racing at Sunland Park
The entire racing season at Sunland Park was officially canceled on Feb. 18 after being on hold for months, and it has now forced many horse owners trainers to reassess their situation.
Some have chosen to make the tough call and move their entire stable elsewhere to ensure their livelihood and that of their staffs.
Others have chosen to stay put because moving would cost too much money. In turn, they’ve had to sell some horses to keep others fed and stay afloat.
“If we were to have ran our full meet, they wouldn’t have made any money here,” said Rick Baugh, the general manager of Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. “There just wasn’t enough purse money to go around.”
The driver of purse money is the casino and because it had been closed until just recently, the purse money was very limited.
According to Baugh, it was at an approximate $1.4 million, which wouldn’t go very far at Sunland Park…
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I wonder… is the casino open?
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