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FAIR GROUNDS STATISTICS Louisiana Jockey Club Distributes 18,400 in Stakes and Purses. 4 1 C. Troutt Carries Off Owner and Trainer Honors by Saddling Thirty-Three Winners During Sleeting. -. The Louisiana Jockey Club furnished a climax for its long 112-day meeting by staging the ,000 Louisiana Derby on Sunday, March 29, with Rushaway the winner in impressive fashion. The season began at the Fair Grounds on November 28, 1935, and during the four months of racing the jockey club gave away 5418,400 in prizes, for a daily average of ,735.71. C. Troutt fared best among the owners, when his horses came to the finish line in front in thirty-three races, his money prizes totaling 7,730, giving him a big margin over his closest rival, B. Hernandez, for money-winning honors. Hernandez horses won ,640, a matter of 0 separating him .from W. A. Mikel, who won ,610. E. K. I Bryson was not far behind with ,400, fol-I lowed by Mrs. H. Torriente with ,205. Rushaways Derby victory did not suffice to earn him leading money-winning honors ! among the horses, the consistent Heart Break, winner of nine races, taking that , honor with ,165. Biff, another consistent winner, victorious in six races, was third with ,290, headed by Rushaway with ,335. The Cuban boy, Carlos " Mojena, rode eighty-three winners to head the jockey list. "Chuck" Parke piloted seventy-three winners and F. Chojnacki sixty-six. Training laurels also fell to C. Troutt, who, with thirty-three winners, had a margin of eleven over C. C. Lemons. Following are the owners whose horses won ,050 or more: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Ami Troutt, C 33 27 19 7,730 Hernandez, B 13 17 19 9,640 Mikel, W. A ...21 12 7 9,610 Bryson, E. K 18 9 9 8,400 Torriente, Mrs. H 14 14 12 8,205 Coward, R. A 12 11 5 7,130 Ewins, G. E 13 10 5 6,545 ; Gregory, Mrs. J 12 6 6 6,500 Ianni, F 8 4 5 6,265 Morris, W. C ..12 17 8 6,335 Chesney, Mrs. J 8 5 9 5,265 Burks, Mrs. J 11 7 7 5,090 Tarn, A. G 3 1 1 4,880 Letellier, F. P 7 6 6 4,255 White. E. M ...8 5 5 4,175 Drillon, E .. 6 14 13 4,050 Following are the horses which won ,010 or more each: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Heart Break 9 3 2 $ 5,165 Rushaway 2 0 0 4,335 Biff ..6 2 3 4,290 Hueu . .5 3 4 3,130 Sir Michael 5 5 1 3,005 Gilbert Elston 4 2 0 2,885 Oican 4 1 2 2,620 Seven Up 6 3 0 2,550 Julia Grant 3 7 4 2,535 Palm Island 5 1 2 2,380 Fair Time 2 3 3 2,375 Fire Advance 2 3 3 2,375 Billowy Wave 5 11 2,340 Irish Vote 5 3 5 2,310 Neverfade . 5 1 4 2,295 Brown Hilda . 5 3 2 2,270 Elanac ..4 5 4 2,270 Thomasville 3 2 0 2,270 Ridge Mor 3 1 0 2,225 Porter Call 5 2 2 2,180 Lady La Marne 5 1 2 2,065 Nasslyn 4 3 6 2,010 Following are the jockeys who rode nine or more winners each: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C Mojena, C 496 83 65 75 273 .17 Parke, C. 397 73 59 33 232 .18 Chojnacki, F 498 66 72 63 297 .13 Polk, F 254 55 36 23 140 .22 Smith, Glen 277 40 32 31 174 .14 Cowley, J ...248 35 33 25 155 .14 Donoho, J 258 24 23 23 188 .09 Stevenson, C 69 22 10 6 23 .32 Lang, W 235 21 18 24 172 .09 Manifold, H 246 19 30 33 164 .08 OMalley, J 153 19 24 23 87 .12 Dowell, T 230 18 27 27 158 .08 Dyer, J 135 18 17 19 81 .15 ODay. J 91 18 7 14 52 .20 Lowe, W. 133 17 19 13 84 .13 Young, S 89 17 9 10 53 .20 Miller, G 125 13 8 6 98 .10 Dobson, G 148 12 14 14 108 .08 Haber, R 102 12 11 10 69 .12 Leyland, J 160 11 15 12 122 .07 Dubois, D 97 11 9 4 73 .11 Following are the trainers who saddled five or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Troutt, C 33 Barrera, A 6 Lemons, C. C 22 Dobbins, 0 6 Bryson, G. R 18 Drillon, E 6 Morris, E. F 14 Goldblatt, M 6 Torriente, H 14 Hunt, W. M 6 Johnson, W 13 Kuykendall, M.... 6 Gaignard, A 12 Miller, A 6 Gregory, J. R 12 Morris, C. H 6 Conard, R. A 12 OByrne, J. J 6 Burks, J 11 OConnell, E. J... 6 Dunn, F. C 10 Staehle, L. J 6 Womeldorff, D....10 Thibedeau, C 6 Zoeller, J 10 Theall, J. B 6 Hernandez, B 10 Boyle, D 5 Ianni, J 8 Gorbet, G 5 Krany, C. C 8 Graffagnini, A 5 Chesney, J 8 Graham, J 5 Letellier, F. P.... 8 Hutt, W. D 5 Miller, A. K 8 Morton, C 5 Turner, F. E 8 Perossier, A 5 Berry, B 8 Resseguet, M 5 Allen, R. B 7 Rorick, W. R 5 Marlman, W. J.... 7 Stephens, J 5 Oden, V 7 Terrill, C 5 Porter, M. N 7 Catalano, P. T 5 Russell, H. C 7 Hall, C. T 5 Shipp, E. B 7 Talley, F. L 5 Spicer, R. E. 7 Following are the stakes that were decided: Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Thanksgiving Handicap, November 28; Fire Advance ,100 Christmas Handicap, December 25; Oican 1,100 New Years Handicap, January 1; Ridge Mor .. 1,100 J. L. Dempsey Memorial Handicap, February 20; Gilbert Elston 750 Rex Handicap, February 22; Biff 750 Mardi Gras Handicap, February 25; Gilbert Elston 750 Pass Christian Handicap, March 7; Biff 750 Louisiana Derby, March 29; Rushaway 3,900 The percentage of winning favorites was below normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 112 Number of races 798 Winning favorites 264 Winning second choices 168 Winning outsiders 366 Winners at odds-on 45 Defeated at odds-on 30 l Percentage of winning favorites 33
