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My Gracious Raced 56TimesPastYear Misstep Gelding Credited With Nine Wins; Eighteen Started 44 or More Times The distinction of having faced the starter most times in 1943 goes to the then eight-year-old, My Gracious, who paraded post- ward no less than 56 times. Confining his J " racing to Oriental Park in Havana, Cuba, the gelded son of Misstep and Red Riding 2 Hood came through with nine winning per- c formances, was second 13 times and third t on 15 occasions. His total winnings, though, were but ,969, a factor attributed to the k small purses offered at Havana. f Two Ply was the second busiest horse the past season, starting 55 times, which was 3 one more than either Jimmy H. or R. Pin- chot. Rollsona, on the other hand, was close I with 53 performances. r Two Ply Won Three Races A gelded son of Sun Beau and Fritters, j Two Ply, who turned seven on January 1 1 j: past, won three races, was second nine times and third four times for winnings of j ,272. Jimmy H., another Havana horse, is credited with five wins, 11 seconds, and j seven thirds for ,057 earnings. R. Pinchot greeted the judges six times, was second a similar number of times and third on one * * less occasion. In all, 18 horses started 44 or more times in 1943. Their records follow: I Horse. Sts. Is*. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. Arm Won. 1 My Gracious 56 9 13 15 19 ,969 1 Two Ply 55 3 9 4 39 2,272 J Jimmy H. 54 5 11 7 31 1,057 R. Pinchot 54 6 6 5 37 1,010 c Rollsona 53 5 4 12 32 1,008 1 Ron 50 5 8 7 30 1,947 1 Peter H. 49 3 9 8 29 781 1 Salestax 47 6 9 12 20 1,214 Ten-o-Hearts 47 ,4 8 11 24 940 - Dinamita 46 9 3 5 29 1,300 ] Arrow Song 45 8 9 7 21 1,421 ] Mad Count 45 1 3 7 34 815 High Talent 45 5 3 5 32 3,950 ] Bombing 44 5 4 9 26 1,167 ] Chicken Lady 44 6 8 8 22 1,161 1 Epiget 44 9 3 7 25 8,325 ] Gertrude K. 44 9 2 9 24 - 1,841 Young Playtime 44 7 12 6 19 1,314
