Betting Averages of the Season: Figures Show Low Percentages of Favorites, Daily Racing Form, 1907-10-16

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I 1 1 , BETTING AVERAGES OF THE SEASON. Figures Show Low Percentages of Favorites for 1907. The table below is built for the perusal of system players, chielly of the kind who follow winners and favorites to get winners. The figures include those of last Mondays racing and show the nuntlier of races run at each meeting held from January 1. 1907, to Monday, with the winning favorites, second choices and outsiders, the percentage of winning favorites per meeting, and the grand averages .of each division. The favorite percentage of 1907 is some live per cent below that of 190i. Here are the figures: Tracks. : i ; Oakland SOI 321 177 :;90 .30 Ascot Park 4:5 10S US 170 ,rj Fair Grounds 23S 102 51 S5 .4:: Citv Park ::::" 147 72 lit; .44 Oaklawn 2SS 114 ;:. Ill .40 New Louisiana 42 20 S 14 .IS P.eiining 10S 47 19 42 .44 Aqueduct 00 25 11 21 .42 Piiniico , S7 :::: 21 :s:: .:ss Jamaica OS :!:! 12 2.! .49 Lexington 42 11 11 20 .20 Churchill Downs ..is:: oo ::5 ss .:::: ISelmont Park 51 21 12 21 .:S9 Toronto S5 37 IS :!0 .44 Empire City 10S 42 25 41 .39 Cravesend "S 12 4 22 .:!2 ISelmont Park 55 21 11 2:5 .3S Hamilton OS 34 7 - 27 .50 Montreal 09 27 IS 24 .:.! Gravesend 70 30 Its ISO .:!! Latonia ...1S7 4S 53 SO .20 Buffalo 191 SO ::7 74 .42 Windsor 159 00 :57 02 .:SS Sheepshead Bay ...107 37 22- 4S .:S5 Brighton Beach ...135 07 21- 44 .50 Fort Erie 240 74 01- 105 .:!1 Saratoga 132 4S.. .34. .50.... .::o. Sheepshead Ray... 79 35 12 " "2 .44 Montreal S2 35 21 20 .4.", Toronto 4S 17 S 17 .40 Lexington 42 15 1.". 20 .".l Gravesend 70 20 19 ::1 .::4 Latonia 121 50 20 45 .41 Hamilton 09 24 24 21 .:!5 Brighton Beach ... 39 14 11 14 .::0 Windsor 49 20 14 15 .41 Belmont Park 42 11 10 15 .20 Totals 5,102 1,9M 1,121 2,045 .37 Percentage winning first choices :7 Percentage winning second choices 22 Percentage winning outsiders 40


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