Some 8,500 thoroughbred horses are foaled each year in the U.S. Far & away the richest and most concentrated area of production is the 1,200 square miles of gently rolling bluegrass country which surrounds Lexington, Ky. Here, on some 200 farms ranging up to 2,500 acres, the billion-dollar U.S. horse-breeding industry has its fanciest showcase and raises its finest horses.
Those that survive the rigors of growing up, "breaking" and training provide the sport which last year attracted 24 million spectators (1952 attendance is up 10%) —and contributed $99 million in taxes (on a billion and a half in bets) to the...
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