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Wager Record 4064420 On Kentucky Derby Card CardCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 Record after record fell by the wayside on todays Kentucky Derby program The 110000 fans that jammed historic Churchill Downs wa ¬ gered an alltime high of 4064420 on the ninerace card bettering by a con ¬ siderable amount last years figure of 3675542 3675542Wagering Wagering on the Derby itself also set a new high with 1565901 going through the mutuel machines on Americas premier horse race The previous record was last years 1294 474 In the Derby a record 854160 was wagered in the straight pool 394222 in the place pool and 317519 for show showFollowing Following is a comparison of todays wagering with that of last year show ¬ ing race by race and total handles for the day 1951 1952 Race Amount Amount 127565 133677 175686 196348 257454 270065 333710 337347 357989 433440 449348 411869 1294474 1565901 311900 342393 367416 373380 3675542 4064420
