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! ! ; , j ; SWEEPRUSH AURORA LEADER Illinois Derby Winner Heads List of Money Winners. . - High Percentage of Winning Favorites at Exposition Park J. T. Looney Lead- : Ing Money - Winning Owner. . The Exposition Park meeting at Aurora, opening on May 1 and running to May 20, saw winning horsemen divide a total of 9,-905, a daily average of ,883.61 for the eighteen-day meeting. One hundred and twenty-six races were run. J. T. Looney, "Burgoo King" of Louisville after whom E. R. Bradley named the Ken--tucky Derby, winner of 1932, was the leading money winning owner, with ,455 to hi3 credit. Octave Viau was second with ,010, and H. C. Rumage third with ,700. Sweeprush, winner of the Illinois Derby, headed the list of money winning horses with ,455. Wood River, consistent plater and winner of four races, was second with ,690. Monte Parke took the riding honors when he scored with sixteen of his mounts, but he was closely pressed by L. Hendricks, who won fifteen times. Viau saddled seven winners to lead the trainers. H. C. Rumage had six winners to his credit and E. Haughton and B. Parke four each. The percentage of winning favorites was .43. During one week of the meeting, despite an almost continuous succession of days with a muddy track, the percentage of winning favorites almost reached the .60 mark. Following are the owners whose horses won ,230 or more: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Looney, J. T 1 0 0 ,455 Viau, 0 7 2 1 3,010 Rumage, H. C. 6 3 3 2,700 Creech, Mrs. A. M 4 3 6 2,155 Grand, F. 3 2 2 1,730 Haughton, E ...4 1 0 1,680 Orr, Mrs. S. H 3 1 1 1,590 Hinphy, W 3 3 0 1,390 Butler, J. J 3 0 0 1,300 - Miller, F. T ..3 1 1 1,300 Chesney, Mrs. J 3 0 1 1,230 Snedecor, J. . . . 3 0 1 1,230 Following are the horses which won 00 or more each: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Sweeprush 10 0 ,455 Wood River. 4 10 1,690 Tadcaster 3 2 0 1,330 Gay Prince ........3 1 1 1,300 Seths Ballot 3 0 0 1,300 Chiltenny 3 0 1 1,230 Preferred 3 0 1 1,230 Fair Rochester 0 1 0 ljOOO Golden West 2 1 2 950 Old Bill 2 2 0 930 Monty M .2 1 0 910 Customer 2 1 1 900 Long John 2 0 3 900 Sun Memory 1 1 0 900 Sweet Lassie.. ...... 2 1 1 900 Saucy Maria 2 11 890 Todge ..2 1 1 890 Step Pretty 2 11 890 More Anon 2 1 0 870 Peacock Blue 2 1 0 870 Shady Girl 2 1 0 860 Vox Pop 1 0 0 850 Linmast 2 0 1 830 Hasola 2 0 0 820 Alto 2 0 0 810 Shift . 2 0 0 810 Corbeau 2 0 0 800 Following are the jockeys who scored with three or more of their mounts: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C Parke, M 57 16 11 19 11 .28 Hendricks, L 69 15 12 6 36 .22 McTague, C 47 13 6 2 26 .28 Richard, A 49 12 4 8 25 .25 McCoy, J 36 7 5 4 10 .20 Himes, E ..26 7 5 4 10 .27 Montgomery, R. . 25 6 0 5 15 .20 Hanauer, C. , ... . 32 4 6 3 19 .12 Calvert, M 45 4 6 6 29 .09 May, T 32 4 5 5 18 .12 Bollero, J 19 3 4 2 10 .16 Ketry, J ,...15 3 1 1 10 .20 Following are the trainers who saddled three or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. WIna. Viau, O. 7 Foster, O. L ..... 3 Rumage, H. C 6 Grand, F. J .3 Haughton, E 4 Hinphy, W. 3 Parke, B 4 Miller, F. T 3 Anderson; P. O... 3 Morton, G. H 3 Carpenter, E. B. . . 3 Neal, G. H 3 Chesney, J 3 Orr, S. .... 3 Flanigan, J. J 3 The percentage of winning favorites was ; above normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 18 Number of -races 126 Winning favorites 54 Winning second choices. 28 Winning outsiders 44 Winners at odds-on.. 18 Defeated at odds-on . 4 Percentage of winning favorites .43 Following is the stake that was decided: Illinois Derby, "May 20; Sweeprush. .. .,455 a
