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Review of New York Racing Total Distribution Passes ,000,000 Mark for First Time in Many Years El Chico and Porters Mite Top Money-Winning Korses Long-den Has Big Year in Saddle New York went over the top in 1938 in a racing way when the money total distributed passed ,000,000 for the first time in many years. The ,005,765 given away by the 1 combined racing associations of the Empire State was 52,915 more than was distributed in 1933, just six years ago, . and illustrates in forceful fashion the long strides toward ; complete recovery made by the metropolitan district and Saratoga. Saratoga, the upstate 1 Spa, which is first in the affection of all American horsemen because of its aura of horseflesh, its annual meeting and its -yearling sales, was the leading money giver for one meeting, but it was surpassed as a distributor of largesse by Belmont Park when the summer and fall sessions of the big Nassau county track are combined. The best racing in this country is staged in New York. There is no contradiction to that. The best horses, the best riders and a long list of old and famous stakes hold the interest of race fans in the big town. Other sections may have their day in the sun, but New York recaptures the spotlight without an effort once the nine-day wonder has passed. Since 1933 the total of money prizes has risen steadily. The biggest single jump occurred between 1933 .and 1934, and for the following years it increased at the rate of approximately 00,000 annually, until this year it just passed ,000,000. Belmont Parks daily average was the highest, horsemen splitting 5,123.31 between them daily. The percentage of winning favorites was creditable, .39 racing home in front. William Ziegler, Jr., was the most fortunate owner, his horses winning thirteen races and 13,710. W. E. Boeing, owner of Porters Mite, topped the Belair Stud of William Woodward, 7,710 to 4,655. Close behind them came the Wheatley Stable, 0,960; Mrs. E. D. Jacobs, 8,730; Milky Way Farm, 5,205; Maxwell Howard, 5,040; Thomas Hitchcock, 3,400, and G. D. Widener, 2,190. El Chico, owned by William Ziegler, Jr., as is Esposa, was the leading money-winning horse and finished the year unbeaten. He won six races in New York, all of them leading juvenile stakes. His New York total was 8,150. He was not eligible for the Belmont Futurity, which fell to Porters Mite, giving that western-owned volt 2,375 and second place, and his owner, W. E; Boeing, his high standing among the money-winning owners. New York just missed staging the race of the year when War Admiral and Seabiscuit were scheduled to settle their feud on Decoration Day at Belmont Park, the cancelation of which raised a storm of criticism which lasted until the two stars finally met later in the year at Pimlico. War Admiral scored some of his outstanding victories, on New York tracks and finished fourth behind Pasteurized as a money gleaner on Empire State tracks with 9,675. The Chief, Esposa, Snark, Dinner Date, Thanksgiving, Fighting Fox, Magic Hour, Handcuff and Donita M. figured prominently during the season and made worthwhile records. Hirsch Jacobs, the perennial, was once more the leading trainer, saddling seventy-four winners. Jim Fitzsimmons sent out fifty-one winning horses, and E. L. Snyder, thirty-seven. . Johnny Longden had a big year in New York. He rode 128 winners, nearly double , the seventy-two credited to Eddie Arcaro, his closest pursuer in the racing for riding honors. J. Stout and Wayne Wright tied for third place with sixty winners each. Following are the figures showing the number of racing days, number of races run, number of winning owners, total distribution, percentage of winning favorites, etc.: z 5; H -z s o ! 1 l Ig. s-o s. as- g.1. -I. gga-o , ..... -2 2 tn-tn . a r3 0 3 s.s 3 .n" Track and Meeting. o. rr " Uw. a. i 6 c r 25 fSaratoga 30 207 205 442 429,575 68 53 87 27 11 .33 fBcImont Park first meeting 24 154 177 388 325,545 60 32 63 19 16 .39 Belmont Park second meeting 15 101 147 288 264,225 34 30 37 10 6 .34 1-Aqueduct first meeting 21 : 131 175 339 212,295 53 26 53 16 6 .40 tEmpire City first meeting. , 21 135 164 344 205,080 54 38 46 20 11 .39 - Jamaica first meeting 19 121 130 295 181,425 59 25 37 17 10 .49 . Aqueduct second meeiin? 15 102 157 295 153,375 45 18 39 8 5 .44- Jamaica second meeting ... 12 83 138 253 116,275 30 23 30 9 2 .36-. Empire City second meeting 12 77 114 214 105,870 25 18 34 8 2 .32. United Hunts second meeting 1 6 22 24 8,400 3 1 2 2 0 .50 United Hunts first meeting 1 6 16 20 . 5,700 2 2 2 1 2 .33 Totals and Grand Percentage..... 171 1,123 ,005,765 433 266 430 137 71 ;39 tDcad heat. NOTE There were three dead heats run at Empire Citys first meeting. Following are the figures showing the amount distributed by each track each year for the past six years: Organization. 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 Westchester Racing Association Belmont Park... $ 455,850 521,765 $ 509,080 $ 553,460 $ 573,480 $ 589,770 ! Saratoga Association 289,285 340,860 395.485 383,605 410,540 429,575 Queens County Jockev Club Aqueduct . 137,920 225,600 267,600 323,765 370,435 365,670 Empire City Racing Association 132,795 200,695 247,510 262,740 309,325 310,950 Metropolitan Racing Assn Jamaica... 126,260 200,405 236,620 258,550 305,265 297,700 United Hunts Racing Association....... 10,740 15,800 11,480 10,405 11,970 12,100 Onondaga Racing Association, Inc. Syracuse . 50,200 ...... 1 Grand Totals ,152,850 ,535,325 .,667,775 ,792,525 ,981,015 ,005,765 1 Following are stastistics showing the daily average for each New York track for the past six years: Racing Races . Days Run Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. Dailv Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. Track. 1938 1938 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 . Belmont Park 39 255 5,195.00 5,346.05 4,972.94 4,191.28 4,704.62 5,122.31 Saratoga 30 207 10,714.26 11,562.00 13.182.83 13,700.17 13,634.67 14,319.17 Aqueduct 36 233 4,597.33 6,836.36 7,870.59 8,750.41 10,289.86 10,157.50 Jamaica... 31 204 4,208.66 6.072.88 7.170.30 7,604.41 9,250.45 9,603 23 Empire City 33 21Z 3,905.74 6,081.66 7,071.71 7,727.64 9,373.48 9,422.73 United Hunts 2 12 3,508.00 7,900.00 5,740.00 5,202.50 5,985.00 6,050.00 Syracuse 3,020.00 Totals and General Av..l71 1,123 $ 7,486.04 $ 8,773,29 . $ 9,927.23 0,301.87 1,450.95 1,729.62 : Following are the leading money-winning I owners: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Ziegler, Wm., Jr 13 13 14 13,710 1 Boeing, W. E 7 3 6 67,710 Belair Stud 17 14 24 64,655 Wheatley Stable... 27 21 12 60,960 Jacobs. Mrs. E. D 62 31 38 58,730 Milky Way Farm 5 5 8 45,205 Howard, Maxwell.. 3 6 5- 45,04p Hitchcock, T , 22 10 5 43,400 Widener, G. D ; . . .20 23 16 42,190 Greentree Stable ..24 35 26 40,840 Stewart, Mrs. W. P. 5 9 1 39,555 Glen Riddle Farms 11 3 9 35,045 Following are the leading money-winning horses: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. El Chico 6 0 0 8,150 Porters Mite 2 1 0 62,375 Pasteurized ...2 1 0 35,780 War Admiral. 6 0 0 29,675 The Chief 2 1 1 28,850 Esposa 2 5 2 28,500 Snark . 2 3 0 27,500 Dinner Date 3 0 1 27;200 Thanksgiving 3 3 1 26,700 Fighting Fox 2 3 4 24,300 Magic Hour 5 11 21,850 Handcuff ... 2 1 1 20,425 Donita M .... 5 0 2 20,330 Following are the leading trainers: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins Jacobs, H 74 Cameron, G. D 19 Fitzsimmons, J 51 Hopkins, F 18 Snyder, E. L 37 Wessler, J.. 18 Hirsch, Max 26 Healy. J. W 16 Green, P 22 Schuttinger, A.... 16 ! Buxton, C 20 Streett, W. B.....16 Mulholland, W. F. 20 Following are the leading jockeys: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp.P.C. Longden. J 659 128 102 118 311 .19 Arcaro, E 380 72 63 52 193 .19 Stout, J 409 60 65 73 211 .15 Wright, W. D.... 391 60 60 47 224 .15 Renick, S 410 56 50 51 253 .14 Wall, N.. 372 52 53 47 220 i4 Gilbert, J..... 285 50 44 45 146 .18 Dupps, L.. 194 46 31 38 79 .24 Robertson, A..... 168 33 19 17 99 .20 Westrope, J...... 267 33 45 44 145 .12 Workman, R..... "161 32 23 -14 92 .20 Yarberry, W.....136 27 15 16 78 SL0
