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► — ■ .. ■-. , ,,, r .JJM .....miim .-.-. ,... I ■ - ;- Arcaro Arcaro Rides Rides His His 3,000th 3,000th Winner; Winner; 0 0 Artful Artful Draws Draws Twelve Twelve Fillies, Fillies, Mares Mares Gains Coveted Goal Astride4 Ascent on Arlington Program Victory Aboard BrookmeaaV Filly Follows Earlier Score; Track to Honor Him Saturday Arcaros Lifetime Record Mts. 1st 2nd 3rd Unpl. Amt. Won 15,337 3,000 2,433 2,178 7,726 2,889,736 By CHARLES HATTON ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 24. — Jockey Eddie Arcaro won a claiming race here at Arlington Park this afternoon, and was greeted upon his re-4 turn to the winners enclosure with an ovation comparable to any he received riding five Kentucky Derby winners. The reason: This was the brilliant jockeys 3,000th winner, a score that began at Agua Caliente in 32. An otherwise undistinguished two-year-old filly called Ascent, racing for the Brookmeade Stable, was the medium of the 36-year-old Cincinnati Ohio hooters auspicious appearance in the winners ring, and he incidentally gave her one of his headiest rides, as she appeared hopelessly Arcaros rise to greatness in the racing world is portrayed by Bob Horwood in story on page 5. beaten on the turn. This was his second winner in the days first three races, as he had taken the second event with Invigorate*, another public choice, and he immediately began working on more winners. As Arcaro pulled the tack from Ascent, it was announced over the public address system that this Saturdays program will be "Arcaro Day," when it is planned to observe his feat more ceremoniously. When the gray Ascent charged home, Arcaro had ridden 15,334 races, with the aforesaid remarkable result as to winners, 2,433 seconds and 2,177 thirds, and his Continued on Page Three EDDIE ARCARO — Became the first American-born jockey to ride as many as 3,000 winners when he reached the coveted mark yesterday at Arlington Park. Only Johnny Longden, who is a native of England, has ridden more winners, 4,033, on American tracks. Gordon Richards, the English jockey, is the all-time leader with over 4,400 winners to his credit. »" it nt I ss "S- n m * •" try ■"y -d 1 you u *g 00 it, »w iy of of re xt iy d, be be tw a a Dd ry off ff five ve the he ed a so so the he on 3n jj_ 0f of rn the ve she ne was, 1S n. 5 i , s Y ] s e ;, , e o - " r * - - R. " in j " r - * l~ K 11 J *1 b- d ts m a- n le is for r | *r re j J | *T 10 ie 0 n V 17. 7- ■t the ie be y *" j II in the ie. at - y. ys 0 1 | 0 50 0 50 I 5 15 5 15 j j Arcaro Astride 3,000th Winner of His Career Guides Ascent to All-Important Tally; Will Be Honored Saturday Continued from Page One mounts have won a grand total of 2,- 889,436. He has led all rival riders in point of their mounts earnings six years, in 1940, 41, 46, 48, 50 and 51. He is the first American-born jockey in several centuries of racing history to pilot 3,000 winners. Jockeys Johnny Longden and Gordon Richards, both with more than 4,000 win-d ners, were born in England. The famous jockey was his usual calm self when he dismounted after winning with Ascent. "It was just another win," he remarked. Asked if he planned to to stretch his score to 4,000, he chuckled and replied, "I am getting pretty old, know. I am just going to keep on riding until I get tired, and then Ill quit, 4,000 5,000 or what." In the jockeys room, he said, "All right, I won 3,000. I guess I did. I dont know how they arrived at that figure. But why should it be something special? A lot other guys have won that many, and there will be three or four more do it in the next couple of years. I won 3,000, so now what do I do?" Upon learning that Saturday will be "Arcaro Day" at Arlington, he said, "Just give me winners and any day can mine." When Gerald Porch asked him how he won his 3,000th, he replied, "Shes pretty good filly. When you get those good mounts you havent got too much to worry about." The original sixth race was declared and in its stead a claiming event at and one-half furlongs was run. It bore title The Olympia, same as the canceled contest, and was taken by Rusty Brown, four-year-old from the stable of William Hal Bishop. In this instance it was not much a victory for the horse as for rider. Jockey Gerald Porch was up Rusty Brown and he was quick to take ad-d vantage of any opening on the inside the favored Cathy Jo on the stretch turn and gain a short lead, which he held to end. Cathy Jo, the favorite, might have been best, but lost her chance when swung rather wide on the bend. As it she was gaining on the winner at the fin-Je ish. Rusty Brown paid 3.40. Raider LaRue, who finished second in in her last start at Lincoln-at-Hawthorne, ie, made her first appearance at this session on a winning one when she came from last place in a 12-horse field to take the opener. er. With apprentice Ronnie Baldwin shuffling ng her mildly, Raider LaRue, carrying the he colors of A. N. Winich, won over Slumber--. land, with Marabout, the pacemaker, saving ,v- third place. Fashioned, the favorite, te, finished last. Eddie Arcaro registered his first victory iry of the afternoon when he had the heavily-ig y- backed Invigorator home well in advance ice of Wildcat Sam in the second race. Con-50 n- ditions called for maiden two-year-old colts Its and geldings to go five furlongs, and Arcaro, ro, after rating Invigorator nicely in the early part, sent him down the outside in the he stretch. It was the initial victory in this lis in in ie, on last er. ng the he ,v- te, iry y- ice n- colts Its ro, the he this lis _ . territory for the racing firm of Allison and and Prestridge, owners of Invigorator. , Vantage, the second choice, was a gal-ist 1- loping winner of the fourth race. This was ac A1 I an allowance dash at six furlongs, and id | Vantage scored by eight lengths over Blue ie Revoke. Night Phara, the choice, set the to le ;r- pace to the stretch, then began to weaken -" and was a tiring fourth, King Beast taking *g third place. Apprentice John Heckmann HI rode the winner, Shane, the second choice, was much the ie best in the fifth race and was a galloping lg winner by many lengths. Jockey Anthony •jy Skoronski sent the son of Ocean Wave to to the front at the start and he was never ,« er headed- In fact he was never closely ap-rly D- proached. White Brand was second over "r the fast closing Anxious with Nobility, the he favorite, taking third place.
