Freakonomics Radio
How does Kentucky keep itself atop the thoroughbred industry? Is a champion stallion really worth $200,000 per date? And how many hands can one jockey have? (Part two of a series, “The Horse Is Us.”)
- SOURCES:
- Emily Plant, thoroughbred researcher and statistician.
- Jill Stowe, professor of economics at the University of Kentucky.
- Mark Taylor, president of Taylor Made Farm.
- Oscar Gonzalez, vice chair of the California Horse Racing Board.
- Richard Migliore, head racing analyst for Fox Sports and New York Racing Association, retired jockey.
- RESOURCES:
- “Horse racing industry braces for crackdown on illegal immigration,” by Ximena Bustillo (NPR, 2025).
- “Conceptualizing the Kentucky Horse Industry as an Economic Cluster,” by Lori Garkovich (Bluegrass Equine Digest, 2009).
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