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                      -- NJ Gov. Christie threatens to end thoroughbred racing at Monmouth Park

""The problem is that the thoroughbred horsemen are completely untrustworthy. We had a handshake deal with the thoroughbred horsemen at 12:45 p.m. last Tuesday and then eight hours later they were calling up to demand $5 million more in purse subsides. I am no longer going to permit millionaire horsemen to take money from waiters and waitresses and police officers and teachers or the taxpayers of this state to fund their industry,’’ said Christie, adding that the NJTHA has a history of making demands “at the last minute.""

"Under the deal, horsemen at Monmouth will run for “generated purses” in 2012, meaning purse distribution will be determined solely by the revenue raised from betting."