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American Racing Manual 1952 Edition Off Press PressWork Pressr r Work Long Has Been Accepted As Encyclopedia of the Turf TurfAs As the Kentucky Derby was being run Saturday the 1952 edition of The American Racing Manual appropriately enough was rolling off the presses of Triangle Publica ¬ tions Inc which prints the Daily Racing Form in Chicago Los Angeles Toronto and in season Miami and Seattle and The Morning Telegraph in New York YorkThe The American Racing Manual has long been accepted as the Encyclopedia of the Turf and perusal of the latest edition fortifies that recognition It covers every development in the sport in 1951 in the United States Canada and Mexico with sections devoted to Europe and Australia Numbering more than 1200 pages it pro ¬ vides the answer to every question that might be asked concerning racing racingThe The scope of racing on this continent is clearly shown by the mass of statistics pre ¬ sented in The American Racing Manual For example approximately 30000 horses started in more than 27859 races in 1951 The record of every horse is given with the number of starts where he finished and the amount of money earned earnedNotable Notable features of the volume include a comprehensive review of the major races of the year intimate studies of the cham chamContinued Continued on Page Nine American Racing Manual 1952 Edition Off Press PressWork Work Long Has Been Accepted As Encyclopedia of the Turf TurfContinued Continued from Page One Onepion pion thoroughbreds of 1951 handicapping tables and summary of racing news newsOther Other subjects also are dealt with in minute detail Among them are the follow ¬ ing ingDiagrams Diagrams of all major tracks on the North American continent with time rec ¬ ords and physical details rules of racing and differences in the various states tabu ¬ lations of all stakes and feature races from their initial runnings racing officials rac ¬ ing associations state commissions and other turf organizations American and world time records average times for all distances at all tracks match races walk ¬ overs ailments colors and markings of thoroughbreds yearling sales with pedi ¬ grees buyers sellers and prices paid lead ing moneywinning horses of the year and 1 of all time timeHighestpriced Highestpriced horses longest and short ¬ estpriced winners stake and purse dis tribution nationally and by states and tracks disqualifications dead heats com plete records of owners trainers riders and breeders breeding farnis by states with owners addresses and stallions standing at them outline of racing in America origin of the thoroughbred and other features featuresThe The American Racing Manual is pro ¬ fusely illustrated with pictures of all the j leading horses owners jockeys trainers breeders finishes of the more important events and other subjects The 1952 edi I tion as in other years is a veritable mine of information for everyone interested in I racing and breeding of thoroughbreds
