HIGH COST OF RACING
ENGLAND AND FRANCE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (United Service) LONDON, Thursday. In the House of Commons, the Earl of Derby gave a skirtling comparison of the cost of racing in England and France, based on his own experiences. He said every racehorse engaged in England had to earn £650 in stakes within a year before the year’s expenses were cleared, whereas in France only £IBO was needed. The difference in cost to the breeder and the owner was entirely attributable to the lower entrance fees in France, which the totalisator made possible. It had also enabled the French Government to place well-bred stallions at the disposal of the breeders throughout the country. Lord Derby instanced his own good luck in purchasing a horse in partnership with Mr. Ogden Mills, which won the Grand Prix. That horse was got by a Government-owned stallion for which either no fee or a nominal amount was paid.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 417, 27 July 1928, Page 9
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162HIGH COST OF RACING Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 417, 27 July 1928, Page 9
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