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ARLINGTON DOWNS STATISTICS Sachsenmaier and Reuter Head Money Winning Owners. Koman Soldier, Texas Derby Winner, Heads Prize-Winning Horses Paul Keester Is Leading Jockey. Staging the best meeting in the history of Texas racing, the Arlington Downs Jockey Club distributed 74,395 among the money-winning owners whose horses took part in the twenty-one days meeting at. the Waggoner track from March 28 to April 20, during which time 168 races were run, and an average of ,304.52 was distributed daily. Sachsenmaier and Reuter headed the money-winning owners through the victory of their star three-year-old, Roman Soldier, winner of the Texas Derby and one other race. Trainer Phil Reuter was declared half owner of the brilliant three-year-old on the morn-ing- of the Texas Derby, and while Roman Soldier won another race during the meeting, it was credited to Elwood Sachsenmaier, who was listed as the sole owner of the colt prior to the Derby. H. C. Rumage was in second place among the owners, with 0,485. Mrs. F. C. Mars Milky Way Farms Stable was third with ,200. Roman Soldier headed the horses with 1,875. Our Count, winner of the Fort Worth and Dallas Handicaps, was next with ,200, and Prince Fox, rated as best of the handicap division, third with ,830. Paul Keester was the leading rider, piloting twenty-six winners, while his nearest rival, Lester Balaski, scored with twelve of his mounts. J. D. Mikel, saddling eight winners, carried off training honors. Following are the owners whose horses won ,050 or more: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Sachsenmaier and Reuter 10 0 1,175 Rumage, H. C 5 3 2 10,485 Milky Way Farms Sta. .4 5 4 7,200 Weant, W. C 3 0 2 6,530 Haughton, Mrs. E 7 1 3 5,475 Marks, L.J. 4 4 2 5,360 Ewins, G. E 6 3 5 4,425 Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. 4 1 2 3,850 Worden, T. C 4 1 2 3,850 Three Ds Stk Fm Sta. 5 3 1 3,800 Tranquility Farm Sta. .4 4 6 3,750 Geneseo Stable 2 0 1 3,400 Creech, Mrs. A. M 4 1 5 3,325 Carpenter, Mrs. E. B... 4 3 1 3,100 Gordon, A. B 4 4 2 3,050 Following are the horses which won ,550 or more each: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Roman Soldier. 2 0 0 1,875 Our Count 2 0 0 8,200 Prince Fox 2 0 1 5,830 Whizzaway 2 0 1 3,400 Whiskolo 0 1 1 3,100 Bold Lover 3 0 2 2,800 Marooned 2 0 0 2,400 Jrna Count 3 0 0 1,950 Transpose 3 0 0 1,900 Caw Caw. 3 0 0 1,875 Prince Splendor 1 0 0 1,700 Billie Bane 1 0 0 1,680 Marson 1 1 0 1,610 Sweeping Light 0 2 1 1,600 Empty Bottle 2 10 1,600 Jens Son 2 2 1 1,550 Following are the jockeys who scored with five or more of their mounts: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C Keester, P 104 26 19 11 48 .25 Balaski, L 107 12 14 17 64 .11 Dabson, H 56 10 8 9 29 .18 Fernandez, F.... 71 10 8 10 43 .14 Westrope, J 63 10 12 9 32 .16 Johnson, J....... 50" 8 7 5 30 .16 Merritt, N. . . 47 8 5 8 26 .17 Hughes, H...... 48 7 5 5 31 .15 Knott, K 32 7 3 4 18 .22 King, J 45 6 6 2 31 .13 Albrecht, H 43 5 5 3 30 .12 Smith, F. A 55 5 5 8 37 .09 Wagner, J 56 5 8 9 34 .09 Woolf, G 14 5 3 1 5 .36 Following"-are the trainers who saddled three or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Mikel, J. D 8 McCuan, E ... 4 Haughton, E 7 McGarvey, R 4 Tarn, A. G. . . . 5 Pollard, R 4 Wallace, W. M 5 Riddle, H. C 4 Carpenter, E. B. . 4 Russell, E. E 4 Creech, B 4 Sprckels, J. D., III. 4 Grimes, T. D 4 Davison, C. E 3 Hart, H. S 4 Pelleteri, A 3 Irby, C 4 Thompson, F 3 Jones, B. A 4 Weant, W. C 3 The following stakes were decided: Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Inaugural Handicap, -March 28; Marooned $ 1,700 Fort Worth Handicap, March 30; Our Count 4,180 Juvenile Stakes, April 3; Billie Bane. . 1,680 Dallas Handicap, April 6; Our Count. 4,020 Blue Bonnet Handicap, April 10; Prince Fox 1,580 Three Ds Handicap, April 13; Prince Fox 4,150 Texas Derby, April 20; Roman soldier 11,175 The percentage of winning favorites was below normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 21 Number of races . 168 Winning favorites .;c. ... ....-.-.t. ,: 63 Winning second choices .-.-.ja: 27 Winning outsiders. -re 78 Winners at odds-on. ...We 16 Defeated at odds-on .....c 5 Percentage of winning favorites. . . 27
