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PERCENTAGE OF WINNING FAVORITES LOW In the raring of 190S to date tho normal percent ¬ age of winning favorites has not been attained the percentage for the country at largo being 39 where ¬ as it should be between 41 and 12 Pimlico holds the best record and Benning is second while up to May 20 the current Belmont Park meeting was the most destructive of the hopes of those who pin their faith to first choices The winter Cracks show very well and close together with Santa Anita highest Oakland and City Park tied and New Orleans Fair Grounds lowest Students of racing statistics will find tho following table interesting and instructive Track and Date S Oakland Jan 1May 20 120 720 279 121 317 Santa Anita Park Jan 1April 4 82 314 207 101 203 City Park Jan I March 2S 10 270 105 59 100 Fair Grounds Jan 1April 4 12 2S2 103 55 121 New Louisiana April nApril 11 C 42 15 0 IS Benning Mar 23Apr 14 20 120 52 25 43 Aqueduct Apr liApr 2S 12 72 20 22 24 Lexington Apr 22May 2 9 54 1C 15 23 Pimlico Apr 22May 9 10 10S 47 23 3S Jamaica Apr 29May 12 12 72 2S 17 27 Churchill Downs May 5May 20 14 84 32 12 40 Belmont Park May 13May 20 42 11 10 21 Percentage winning first cnoices Percentage winning second choices Percentage winning outsiders
