South Dakota horse racing in jeopardy
Lack of state funding threatens the future of horse racing in the state, Kramme said. A long term decline in pari-mutuel betting across the state, part of a national decrease, has cut the traditional revenue source for horse racing in the state. The past two years, the state gaming commission has allocated about $170,000 to the Verendrye Benevolent Association to fund two weekends of horse racing in Fort Pierre. It was questionable if horse racing would take place in 2018.