What's the connection between wealthy people and horse racing?

JoeyPeeps · 15-04-2017 8:46pm #1

I don't understand it.

gitzy16v · 15-04-2017 9:02pm

They're the only ones who can afford it.

bonzodog2 · 15-04-2017 9:04pm

They can afford to buy racehorses and have a bit(lot) of a flutter ?

Collie D · 15-04-2017 9:07pm

How come I never see office temps driving Ferraris?

Speedsie · 15-04-2017 9:07pm

D'ya know how to make a small fortune in racing?

Start with a large one!

DivingDuck · 15-04-2017 9:07pm

Horses are expensive.

Your Face · 15-04-2017 9:09pm

Race horses are expensive and its risky.
You might buy a horse with good bloodlines and it turns out to be a nag.
Johnny Paycheck can't take that chance.

JoeyPeeps · 15-04-2017 9:11pm

so the people who own the horses may actually have never of ridden them?

Beyondgone · 15-04-2017 9:12pm

It's the same as the connection between rich people and Picassos.
Give something a value. Stick to the story and sell it amongst your friends. Keeps capital together, appreciates and provides a safe haven. Art, Horses, Ferraris, gold and Antiques. Also provides a few good days out. It's mostly bollox, but once the illusion is preserved, the circle keeps on turning.

gitzy16v · 15-04-2017 9:13pm

JoeyPeeps wrote: »

so the people who own the horses may actually have never of ridden them?

Most likely.

jamesbere · 15-04-2017 9:16pm

Well money can be exchanged for goods and services. Some people have a lot of money hence why they can buy expensive things like horse's

Hope this helps

odyssey06 · 15-04-2017 9:19pm

Of course, historically owning horses that could be ridden (i.e. not farm work horses) was a sign of the aristocracy... A knight would have to have his own horse. The equivalent term in French is chevalier which i think just means 'horse man'?

DontThankMe · 15-04-2017 9:19pm

After they are done making their millions controlling us plebs working 9-5 for them. They like to buy animals and watch them make millions for them instead.

stampydmonkey · 15-04-2017 9:22pm

They have similar faces

Atoms for Peace · 15-04-2017 9:22pm

It's a good cover for dodgy money.

biko · 15-04-2017 9:23pm

It's the pony dream - wealthy people are still 13 year old girls at heart.

Victor · 15-04-2017 9:31pm

Stud fees are tax free.

Beyondgone · 15-04-2017 9:32pm

I dunno. Our local town has 11 bookies. 50% of the people(ish) go in to punt on the horses. The other half are football junkies. That tidal wave of money flows upwards, unlike sh1t, which flows downwards. So between selling the horses themselves to the naïve and aspirational/a mate, there's the bookies bonanza (aka prize-money) to be considered. Also, owning a "Stud" has a certain cachet. All that manicured concrete.

What's the connection between wealthy people and horse racing?

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