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FAIR GROUNDS DISTRIBUTION! 22,080 in Purses Won by Horsemen at Long Winter Meeting. Louisiana Jockey Club Buns 793 Baces During 38-39 Season "Butsey" Hernandez Leading Money-Winning Owner. During the long winter meeting, which included 111 days of racing, the Louisiana Jockey Club distributed 22,080 in purses to the horsemen at the Fair Grounds track. 793 races were run during the 1938-1939 season and the daily average distribution was ,703.42. The horses which raced under the colors of "Butsey" Hernandez won 8,269, to place the New Orleans horseman first on the list of money-winning . owners for the meeting. The race for second place was close, with R. A. Coward winning 1,510 and J. W. Brown garnering 1,115. Day Off, winner of the Louisiana Derby under the banner of the Greentree Stable of Mrs. Payne Whitney, won ,510 in his lone appearance at the New Orleans track, to finish the leader in the horse division. Wax-wing won six races atid ,650, to finish in the runner-up position. Apprentice J. E. Oros, son of trainer J. Oros of- Illinois, was the leading jockey. He was astride ninety-one winners, which was twenty-one more than his closest rival, J. 1 Bowen. The latter was the leading jockey until March 6, but on that day he suffered two broken shoulder bones while astride Lyngate, which fell during the running of the seventh race. Training honors went to "Butsey" Hernandez, who saddled twenty-nine winning horses, but he was hard pressed for the coveted position by Burley Parke, who sent twenty-eight winners to the post. Following are the owners whose horses won ,300 or more: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Ami. Hernandez, B ...29 34 25 8,269 Coward, R. A 16 10 8 11,510 Brown, J. W. 17 16 10 11,1151 Pelleted, Mrs. A 14 11 8 11,037 ! Davison, C. E 17 11 11 10,385 Greentree Stable 1 0 0 9,510 Troutt, C 15 9 6 8,450 Winters, Mrs. C. C 8 9 9 7,802 i Murphy, Mrs. R. J 12 8 13 7,775 Creech, Mrs. A. M 10 11 11 7,712 Orr, Mrs. S .11 11 5 7,600 Oros, Mrs. E 14 8 6 7,305 Millsdale Stable 14 4 5 6,735 Adams, W. W 10 4 10 6,675 Drillon, E 9 6 7 6,535 Babylon, H. M 10 7 8 6,530 Shipp, Mrs. E. B 8 12 13 5,385 Hill, T. J 8 7 7 5,347 Following are the horses which won ,500 or more each: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt Day Off 1 0 0 ,510 Waxwing 6 2 0 4,650 Old Rosebush .... . 4 6 0 3,950 Chance Sweet 5 2 0 3,925 Goster 7 3 1 3,550 Patrol Scout 3 4 1 3,487 Alms 2 1 1 2,900 Arctic Star 5 5 3 2,900 Roidef 4 2 2 . 2,825 Polly Hastings 5 2 0 2,800 Polycletus .6 0 3 2,800 Noahs Pride 6 11 2,775 Marcabala 6 0 3 2,725 Justa Flight 5 3 3 2,725 Phalasan 4 3 2 2,650 Zevson 2 Q 2 2,640 Enfin 5 2 4 2,625 Jadva .4 7 3 2,575 Warlaine 2 0 0 2,575 Catomar 2 0 1 2,560 Following are the jockeys who rode fifteen or more winners each: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C. Oros, J. E 451 91 69 66 225 .20 Bowen, J 411 70 59 50 232 .17 Conley, R 286 42 35 30 179 .15 Hanke, E 232 26 20 19 167 .11 Robart, E 149 26 12 26 85 .17 Haas, L 149 25 25 15 84 .17 Castille, D 184 24 23 21 116 .13 Johnson, W. L... 242 24 17 33 168 .10 Page, W 245 24 28 16 177 .10 Dew, E 148 23 24 20 81 .16 Eccard, R 141 23 15 12 91 .16 Hauer, H 177 21 17 17 122 .12 Cornay, W 176 20 22 21 113 .11 Charlton, C 157 18 28 17 94 .11 Fields, C 164 18 15 19 112 .11 Keiper, P 205 18 29 20 138 .09 Krovitz, H 174 18 .11 27 118 .10 Marrero, J 108 15 12 10 71 .14 Smith, Glen 116 15 11 7 83 .13 Following are the trainers who saddled seven or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Hernandez, B 29 Haughton, E 10 Parke, B.. . , : 28 Murrav, E. K 10 Oros, J 18 Rice, B. B 10 Davison, C. E 17 Barrera, A 9 Gaines, E. H 17 Drillon, E 9 Serio, J., Jr 17 Shipp, E. B 9 Theall, J. B 17 Foster, O. L 8 Troutt, C 17 Gregory, J. R 8 Coward, R. A 16 Lamoureaux, A. . . 8 Clelland, 0 13 Molay, S. J 8 Creech, B 12 Chopin, H. H 7 Le Blanc, N. J 11 Burger, N 7 Orr, S 11 The percentage of winning favorites was below normal, as shown in the subjoining tabulation: Number of days Ill Number of races 793 Winning favorites 289 Winning second choices 152 Winning outsiders 358 Winners at odds-on 39 Defeated at odds-on 19 Percentage of winning favorites 36 Six dead heats were run. Following is the list of stakes that were decided: Stake Date. Winner. Value Thanksgiving Handicap, Nov. 24; Catomar ,485 Dixie Handicap, Nov. 26; Woodsaw.... 1,000 Biloxi Handicap, Dec. 3; Patrol Scout. 1,000 Jefferson Park Handicap, Dec. 10; Warlaine 1,000 Pass Christian Handicap, Dec. 17; Lost-agal 1,000 Carrollton Handicap, Dec. 24; Chief Nadi 1,000 Christmas Handicap, Dec. 26; Busy K. 1,470 Audubon Handicap, Dec. 31; White Cockade 850 New Years Handicap, Jan. 2; Little Nymph 1,475 Martin Behrman Memorial Handicap, Jan. 7; Warlaine 1,000 Mobile Handicap, Jan. 14; Brown Knight 1,000 Russell E. Stone Handicap, Jan. 21; Zevson 1,440 Bogalusa Handicap, Jan. 28; Waxwing. 1,000 Pontchartrain Handicap, Feb. 4; Polly Hastings 1,000 Baton Rouge Handicap, Feb. 11; Zevson 1,000 Rex Handicap, Feb. 18; Old Rosebush. 1,000 New Orleans Handicap, Feb. 25; Chance Sweet 1,000 Spanish Fort Handicap, March 4; Roidef 1,000 Lafayette Handicap, March 11; Imprudent .". 1,000 Hammond Handicap, March 18; Waxwing 1,000 Mardi Gras Handicap, March 21; Chance Sweet 1,000 Louisiana, Derby, March 26; Day Off...- 9,510
