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. MONEY WON BY OWNERS IN 1920 AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN THREE MILLIONS OF DOL- LARS OVER THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRECEDING YEAR AN OUTSTANDING FEATURE Sports iu general throve exceedingly in IPSO, bat none more than thoroughbri d racing. The return J of Canada to active participation contributed Importantly to its remarkable growlh and prosperity, in comparison witn 1919. ti.s97 races were run. as .against 4,466, the gain for 1920 being 1. IS! races. Tke money distributed among owners in l.iHl was ,642,865, in 1926 17,773,467, the increase in faTor of 1920 being the imposing total of S3.130.."il2. Canada provided less than two million dollors of this vast gain. the remainder coining from increased values in the United States. Cuba and the Tijuana track in Lower California. Bigaikcani of tie- high place the sport occupies in public esteem i- tke ireU-established ract that all the racing organizations reaped a generous profit over their Increased outlay for slakes aid purses Particulars of this remarkable financial record of American racing are displayed in the following condensation. One feature that will interest a considerable section of Daily Racing Forms readers is that the per- centago of winning favorites in l!l!t and 1920 was .11 for each year. This percentage being baaed ea the tunning of ll.;-;n."i races, would seem to be well demonstrated as the normal standard of success for tit-st choices: e= -= -»x If P s ? i-1— IP— OS? B S" " •» if" ?? If lz. c5, *? si si l» 2l it* 1 rack and Date. to .-.o i* 5 2 2. x 9 ■ ■ ~ • : £"* • S =7=2 1 » 0 o 8S"! I = :? 5 s « - : i b ssi i : : • = ; • : ; : : : : m | I ■ New Orleans, Jan. 1 - Feb. IT II 267 f 242,626 226 156 122 57 166 24 27 .43 Havana. .Ian. 1 March 28 T! 502 358.525 177 :57l 177 116 266 :«1 27 .M-d Tijuana Jan. 24 -May :u 168 77l :i41.:iX» 166 :w l 321 166 liSH 11". 82 .4: | i Jefferson Park. Feb 18-March 17 25 17o 115.666 1s-- 286 7l 35 68 17 !l .11 Bowie, April I -April 15 Kt !tl 10654 11» 166 36 11 II 1 12 .47 Havre de Grace, April 16-April 36 Ki !l 158.776 116 ls:i 41 15 35 In 7 .45 Lexington. April 24 -May 5 D» 70 80.196 36 156 26 i4 3 » 5 ! .37 1 ! PimUco, May 1-May is 1". 105 20819 166 Lni :.s 26 41 1! 16 M Churchill Downs. Mav 8-May 37 96 II" 261.950 Kt 251 49 27 64 l". I JMS Mount Royal Park. Mav 14 May 21.., 7 46 29,666 -",7 35 :... 7 17 10 7 51 Jamaica, May 15-May 22 7 4L- 5BJ86 m i 23 lit !» 9 4 55 Gnatlemens Driving Park Baltimore, ta- I! 3 ■ : "1 :-, tStTIO 7J Woodbine Park. May 22-May Lti 7 Is 83.476 52 163 28 1" 11 IS ft .57 Ddorimier Park. May 22-May JJ 7 111 °ri.7lM 56 83 25 lL* 1° 14 .". ...1 •Belmont Park Term., Mav •_-_ June lit 2 11 6,645 17 21 I 1 4 4 -J .Ml Belmont Park. May 24-June 12 18 ins 17i».::4ii ]i«; 218 :.r. 26 i7 Lii 14 51 ThornelitTe Park, May :!1 June 7 7 51 52.806 55 96 26 11 26 ill ". .40 Dorval Park. June 1 June s 7 111 41.400 77 107 22 11 16 10 it .45 tLntoaia, Jaaa ..July 10 31 :_17 425.552 155 :o:i 96 56 7:t 22 "4 .41 Blue Bonnets, June 9-Jnne it. 7 19 17.255 71 Hi7 iI 15 Kt 8 8 .43 Dufferin Park. June tl-Jiine 16 7 46 27.566 66 8] 16 15 Is 9 I .:« Jamaica. June 11 June 23 !» .".4 95.106 si 1 -_ •« 26 13 1". 9 I .48 1 ! Connaughl Park. Jane 17-Jnne S.i 7 Ia :;7.li: 7o 110 i-o 13 1t: 9 11 .11 King Kilward Park. June 19-Jaae 26.. 7 H 20.300 62 89 19 16 II I ■". .39 I Aqueilnct. June 24-Jnly 13 17 162 ]sJ.:;:,."i ins 266 :t«". :to 86 16 l". .:::, Hamilton. June 25-Jniy 2 7 41 60.020 .7 118 15 17 17 6 7 .:n Maisonneuve Park. June 29-JnIy 6.... 7 4.i 24.506 •:!• 98 17 11 uo 4 8 .:!■". Fort Erie. Jalj 1-July lo 7 4ti 78.146 61 111 20 12 17 ii «; .46 Devonshire Park. July S-Jnly lo 7 lit 67.586 77 107 16 !» Ll 6 4 .:« Delorimier Park. July 8-Jnly 15 7 49 - . :t.".o 72 166 23 16 16 I :; 17 Beno. July 8-Jnly 81 iI lis 47.268 7 146 68 35 56 26 II .43 Windsor. July 1 4 -It.l.v iI 7 4!i 92.446 7s m 1s l L-J 4 6 .:t7 Empire City. July 11 July :n 16 M 156,666 164 138 38 28 36 17 12 .40 Kemptoa Park July 17-July 24 7 4.» 24,566 7_ 101 17 13 1!» •" •! .351 Mt. Sterling K.l. July L1-.liily 24... I !l 2,766 12 is Kenilworil, Park Jul] 22-Jnly LO 7 4!i 85,i 826 77 121 11 14 24 :i 1 .22 King Edward Park. July 27-Ang. :! ... 7 49 24,566 71 166 23 8 18 6 :: .17 Hamilton, July 31 -Aug. 7 7 49 71.826 70 111 l! li is 9 4 .:«» Saratoga. Aug. 2-Ang. :tl 26 lo7 358,240 127 286 77 !» .".1 36 12 .49 Mai onneuve Park. Aug. o Aug. Iu ... 7 49 24.506 68 162 27 7 15 11 ti 55 Hageratown Md.. Aug. 16 Aug. II.. •". 36 15.506 11 66 lo 15 11 J 4 .28, Fort Erie, Aim. 1! Aug. Is 7 19 88.590 68 168 U-". ti Is lo ;i .51 Mount Royal Park, Aug. 14-Aug. J . . 7 46 80.606 77 99 23 26 6 4 .17 Lexington Colored Fain. Aug 16- I Ang. 21 fi 24 5556 39 4J .. . I Marlboro Md., Ang. 17 -Aug. 21 ." 35 17. .".00 11 64 25 6 ! 12 •". .71 Windsor. Ang. 21-Ang. 38 7 19 169,476 7:: 116 17 9 si :t " .33 Kempton Park. Aug. 23-Aug. 89 7 19 24,566 66 94 19 7 lS 6 2 59 Reno, Ang. 28-Bept. 11 K5 !.". 86,266 77 138 40 s.i 32 18 11 .42 Lexington Blue Grass Fain. Aug. 86- I I sept. 4 6 28 17,866 SB ."it; 10 5 11 l 4 .:;."i Timoaiam, Aug. 31 -Sept. ti 5 85 17. son 17 ." s is 10 7 11 s r.i Connaughl Park. Ang. 11 -Sept. 7 .... 7 19 13.906 M 66 24 8 17 11 0 .46 Devonshire Park. Sept. 1 Sept. B 7 49 166,166 s:! 126 17 9 sa 1 :i .:;:, Belmont Park. Sept. L-Sent. 15 12 7l Is:,. 1.17s si lag -ir, 19 12 28 I .62 Dufferin Park. Sept. 9-Sept. It; 7 19 84.509 " t; st; is U is 9 a .97 Kltie Bonnets, Sept. 9 Sept. It; 7 49 56,870 »s 166 19 B 22 Ki 9 .39 Havre de Brace, Sept. 11 -Sept. .So ... 17 119 194,662 113 364 53 19 47 Jo 13 .4." Aqueduct, Sept. lU-s.-pt. :io 13 7s !:•!». 881 s7 y:,- ] •_•._ ,- o-. j_, -;J Dorval Park. Sept. 17 Sept. 24 7 lit 42.356 ■"• 7s 15 12 22 4 A .:,! Tborncliffe Park. Sept. 17-Sept. 34... 7 51 62.686 77 117 17 11 SA :; .". .:;:, 1 Lexington, Sept. is Sept. 25 7 M 93.289 •;•• 1PJ 15 26 U 7 B .::i Woodbine Park. Sept. L.". let. ° 7 49 117.395 77 l:!7 1!1 9 22 9 2 .4:1! Chagrin Falls. Sect. 25 -Oct. 9 13 92 16.000 58 ins 41 Ll .",» 13 12 .451 Latonia. sept. 29-Oct. :ii °s 19a :;7:;.n;7 1 1:. 296 71 11 Bl 13 1" .39 i| 1 Jamaica. Oct. l-OCt. 13 13 7s l_s.7ir. 95 161 36 Is u t 24 17 H; I.aurel. Oct. 1 od. 86 26 ls_- 387.254 1-"1 i-ss t;7 36 7i T2 -J .:;7 lCichinond iVa ,, Oct. 5 Oct. B .. :M 10.166 26 88 KeaUworth Park. Oct. »; Oct. 13 7 48 i:,s.i,o 68 97 li 11 Lt; 4 l .25 Empire City, Oct. 16-Oct 38 13 7s lis. 791 96 1 4o :is 24 16 26 11 .49 I Pimlico, Nov. I -Nov. 12 11 77 177.492 98 165 S 19 ;!: 5 7 .:-jt Churckill Downs. Nov. 2-Nov. KJ, 11 77 134.976 93 151 :tl 15 X :; s in • I Bowie, Nov. 1:J, Nov. 86 15 166 lL.Vt"is lul 179 IL uc. A~ II 9 do 1 I Jefferson Park. Nov. 25-Dec. :il :;l ll1 164,866 17a not; !t » ii s] 29 17 il Havana. Nov. 25-Dec. :,1 36 is" 1 1 .HI0 168 228 s:; :;i 711 u ln .44 Tijuana, Nov. 25-Dec. :il 82 l".! 121,666 166 - " : 85 o- s7 25 It; : s Totals and Stand Percentage 1.022 6,897 97,773,407 2,866 1,466 2,508 958 652 .11 •No betting on one race: walk over. fTwo had heats.
