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."
author: raymond lesniak
evidence_1: says "new jersey's $1 billion horse racing industry … employs 13,000  individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland." —  politifact ...
evidence_2: says "new jersey's $1 billion horse racing industry … employs 13,000  individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland.".
evidence_3: jul 25, 2009 ... economy, horse racing and breeding industry, agriculture and. open space in  ... contributing to the total economic impact are new jersey's four racing ...  regarding acres, 176,000 total acres support equine facilities; 96,000 of these ...  gross purses totaled $135.3 million the year before slots were.
evidence_4: million in federal, state and local taxes and 57,000 acres of working ... acreage in  the farmland preservation program was used for horse-related ... since 2010 to  ensure sustainability of horse racing in new jersey, indicators of the health and  ... equine operations represent a small and declining share of new jersey's ...
evidence_5: sep 29, 2010 ... racing in new jersey and the $13 billion equine industry. ... employs 3,000  people. ... county has more than 27,000 acres dedicated to equine uses and  almost ... only four of new jersey's 21 counties are without a preserved horse  farm .... leading the nation with $1 million purses a day, monmouth park ...