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OVER 5000 HORSES IN RACING OF 1922 Five thousand and fortynine horses took part in the racing of 1922 This is the first time since 1908 that the 5000 mark was passed showing that the production of blood ¬ stock is increasing though not keeping pace with the wonderful progress racing itself has made In the last few years However Amer ¬ ican purchases abroad have been heavy in the last few years and with the addition of choice English and French sires and matrons to our own hardy American stock the next few years should see a steady increase in the number of foals and more horses for the race course the only true testing ground of the qualities that go to make up the great thor ¬ oughbred oughbredThe The following is a comparative tabulation of the number of racers taking part each year In our racing from 1908 to 1922 inclu ¬ sive Ilorsca 5405 4SOO 4180 403S 355 3511 3032 3700 Horses 3700 4200 3r 75 3531 4032 4C23 0013
