Do you remember how the main character in Squid Gang, Song Jeehan, or Number 4-5-6, lost his money betting on horses.

Or maybe you've heard the phrase, you bet on the wrong horse before.

Well, placing these bets isn't some long dead tradition, but horse racing is a sport that's both alive and thriving in the U.S.

Wagering on horse racing in 2021 reached over 12 billion dollars alone.

It's also extremely popular in Australia and the Mowman Cup is the largest

thoroughbred horse race in the southern hemisphere. So you might be asking

what's the harm in it? We spoke about how dangerous this can be for greyhounds and the injuries they can sustain, but horses are meant to run, aren't they?

It's just another form of gambling, only you might get to spend your time outside on a beautiful spring or summer day

watching these majestic animals whiz past. As you watch, you might feel like you're

taking part in some kind of old world activity sitting on a historical track.

In some places, you can even see the horses walk right through the crowd on a white-faced

path to get to their paddock.

As the Saratoga track puts it, it's such a thrill to get to stand so close to actual greatness,

to see the sun glimmering off the horses beautifully maintained coats, to experience their

eyes, their musculature, that close and personal is special.

And besides the fact that that's just a very extra way to talk about horses, the cheers,

the laughs, the picnics, the bright sunshine, what a way to spend the afternoon.

There's that adrenaline rush

if the horses you choose win,

and even if they don't, you can always try your luck again.

Or maybe you imagine horse racing to look like one of those classic movies where everyone's all dressed up with the big funny hats and they're about to go to a ball and sipping champagne and you know all of that.

It's one of the oldest sports out there and at least in concept it's undergone almost

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