The Archive · 1934

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London, Dec. 8. was fitting that the last race of ho English flat racing ceason should be won by Gordon Richards; and cannot grumble that victory still left him one short of the even 260 wins for the season, since he rode 13 more winners than any. jockey has ever won before in an English fat" season.

That feat alone has made the 1933 season worthy of the term "memorable", But it has also been remark. able for the outstanding quality of a two-year-old, Colombo, and a three-year-old, Hyperion.

Both these horses, owned respectively by Lords Glanely and Derby, have remained unbeaten throughout the season, and as far as anything can be safe, it would be sonably safe to name them as the winners of every race in which they take part next season, though the latter will have to be kept well up to his usual fit condition if he is to fulfil 80 ambitious a prophecy, The Season's Jockeys About Gordon Richards practically all that meeds to be said has been said already, thanks to. his Prominence in the news, But Should like to point out, in passing, that although he has won more than W. Novett, F. Fox, and R Perry man (his nearest rivals, in order) Dut together, and although his percentage of wins (26.58) Is greater than any other jockey's, the result of investing 1 on each horse he Fede would leave the backers with minus 295 odd.

No one can deny Gordon his honour of being champion Engl Jockey. But there is little doubt, 1 should say, that B. Carslake ought tocome second. Por Carslake's per= centage of wins was 19.84, though hho rode 50 fewer horses than any. other Jockey who comes in the first jen, lon each of his horses would have brought in £15.14.94, and beats this with latter is two places below Catslake in order of ascent: ages with 17.15, And Owners:

Tf one takes stake a Foide- though, they ar ree ora Tear epi toatesbord Bey appear been the season's most successful own His £27,619 is followed by Lord Glanely's £24,457—which is interesting in view of my remark About the two most outstanding horses.

these two there is a, sub-al gap before we come to the an. Khan, whose" stake mon amounted to $18,461; and he Ye fol owed fairly closely by Lord Astor and others. "But,-a8 1 have said, take money is. hot. everything. that only ten of Lord Derby's horace the fac

won races during the whole season.

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