Jockey F. Robinsons 1918 Record: Detailed Report of His Saddle Work over the Various Tracks at Which He Rode, Daily Racing Form, 1919-03-12

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JOCKEY F. ROBINSONS 1918 RECORD Detailed Report of His Saddle Work Over the Various Tracks at Which He Rode. Jockey Frank Robinson, the leading American rider of 1918, enjoyed his greatest success last year at the Fair Grounds track, where he rode forty winners out of one hundred and seventv-seven mounts. At Jeffeson Park he rode thirty-two win-uers out of one hundred and twenty-two mounts for the excellent average of .120. In fact, Robinsons average at the various tracks he rode, and he accepted mounts at twelve different courses during a busy year, was uniformly good. His riding was confined principally to the east and south, his only Kentucky engagements being at Latonia. where lie won one of the two mounts he had at the Kenton County track. Robinsons best work in the east was accomplished at Saratoga and Empire City. The following tabulation gives in detail Robinsons record for the year at each track over which he rode, and bears out the oft-repeated assertion that, he is one of the foremost of our present-day riders: Track. Mts. 1st. lid. 3d. Unp. P.O. Fair Grounds 177 40 2i 21 90 .23 Oaklawn 01 13 17 4 17 .21 Bowie 11 2 2 0 7 .18 Havre de Grace 35 4 5 5 111 .11 Pimllco - 77 11 15 10" 40 .15 Jamaica 73 15 S 8 42 .21 Belmont Park 84 14 14 9 47 ".17 Latonia 2 1 O 0 1 .50 Aqueduct 97 20 14 11 52 .21 Empire City 45 13 11 8 13 .29 Saratoga 80 19 4 10 41 .24 Jefferson Park 122 32 24 10 50 .20 Totals and grand percentage ........ 864 185 140 108 431 .21


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