The Archive · 1933

200 WINS IN A SEASON

London, Sept. 26 Gordon Richards, the champion eckenVobained hae. fet Golden Spear and nevertheless market to-day, riding Blue Boy,

victory in three consecutive races.

With the final win, Richards reached hix 200 winners for the season. He is the first jockey to Accomplish thin feat "since "1809, when Tommy Loates rode 222 win: beat the double century was Fred The only other jockey ever to

Archer, who passed. the two linne times and recorded

attained im a. acason with 240 tu he ghent number of "wing. ever ies.

Richards' "hat trick" to-day as the The most surprising thing about Nevertheless in the Abingdon Nursery was a 20 to one shot by the bookmakers, although the totalisator Jonly gave n return of me to one.

1 {6 only. on very few occasions that Richards mounts are allowed tov start at such prices, but the mount wa carrying top weight and peared. to. have no "chance. in 8 field of 17 runners." The bookmak+ for cheered Richards" victory Reuter.

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