In the 1932 flat-racing season many. personal records were accomplished, Hardly ever has the Derby been won bya man, as popular as Mr. Tom Walls, whose April the Fifth won this year's race. Mr. Walls is one of the most versatile and popular men int World, "He has been almost. ever thing in his time—policeman, train: driver, actor, jockey, trainer, and race-horse owner. That he should win the Derby was only another addition to the number of his Perhaps his greatest asset of all is his acting. 'As he smilingly led April the Fifth into the enclosure the man who was made as many people laugh as any other comedian in the world obtained some of the happiness which he has given to other people. It was a fitting reward' and the crowd yelled its appreciation, Gordon Richards failed to ride 200 winners, but he put up a new record for the Turf by riding in 928 races. When Fred Archer rode the record number of 246 Winners in the "season—a record which, with the present competition, is not likely ever to be passed—he had only 667 mounts, That. Richards has had almost half as many mounts again, with so many more Jockeys in the game, only goes to prove how much is thought of his ability by owners and how really popular he is. Gordon Richards's popularity may be sun-med up, rt from—his eniallty' and modesty, in that he Never loves a race for want of try ing With 190 winning mounts, Rich: ards not only" put up. personal record, but he has now ridden more winners in one season than any. other jockey during' the present century. Beyond Prod Archer, Tom Loates is the only man ever to' have ridden more winners in one scase Richards hus never ridden a Derby winner, The honour of training the lar: gest number of winners falls to the veteran North-country trainer, Dobson Peacock, the seventy-six-yenr. old wonder' of Middleham. He Achieved a personal record saddling exactly 100 winners, his century being reached on' the on, with Peacock however, is only placed fifth in the list of stake money won by. trainers, "He has not such a fashionable stable as many others, training #0 far away from headquarters, but he has probably trained for more members of the Jockey Club than any other man, which speaks high-of his integrity and ability, To Frank Butters, a Newmarket trainer, goes the honour of obtaining for his patrons the largest sum of prize money. He has won £72,- 430. Most of his money was won igh the agency of the Aga Who, as leading owner, won no Tess, than £57,777. Butters sndilled 62 ners. setback. "Last year'he broke Previous existing record. with fum of £95,800, but. 40. badly ha: the Manton' stable fared this. year that he has only won £39,648, over £60,000 less than last season. He is now only third to Butters and Fred. Darling, who is again second this time with £61,507.
For the third time, the Aga-Khan heads the list of winning "owners. 'The fact that We is at the top. is nothing like so remarkable as that the second in the list, Lord Rosebery, hag. won, hardly" aq much. 'The winnings of the Indian Prince amount to £51,177 and. of Lord Rosebery to' £16,007.
The Aga Khan owes his success chiefly to" Dastur, Firdaussi and Udaipur. The former was most unlucky, as he finished second both the Derby and the Two Thou sand Gi He was, however, Derby. Fir.
i was undoubtedly the "find the year. After quite an ordinary beginning in the early part of the year, even his fifth in the Derby did not augur. well for his chances in the St. Leger, but not only ran' away with this Dut won the Jockey Club Stakes in addition. "In this latter race beat the crack three-year-old the previous year, Cameronian and Sandwich, and in $0 doing earned the right' not only to be called the premier three-year-old of the 1932 Season, but the best of the 1931 is going back to Dayiona Beach, and 1932 seasons, His performances next year asa four-year-old will be watched with the keenest mpl terest. Udaipur won the Oaks for the Aga Khan, and finished fourth Jear is capable of making 300 mp. Sir Males believes that the new
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