ABUNDANCE OF RACING
POSITION IN AMERICA. The following clipping from the Blood Horse will surprise those who do not interest themselves to any extent in racing in other countries:— “There were 16,250 races run in North America in 1937, the largest number to that date in the history of American racing. The 1938 total will be greater, though probably not totalling more than 16,350. This is about 40 races a day the year round. Sundays included. In England in 1937 there were 2367 races run, or about one-seventh as many, and there will be few, if any, more in 1938. “There were 2646 races on the flat in France in 1937 and 1558 races over jumps, making a total of 4204. In Australia in 1937 there were between 9500 and -10,000 races. In othei words, North America has more flat races than England, France and Australia combined.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 30, 6 February 1939, Page 4
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147ABUNDANCE OF RACING Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 30, 6 February 1939, Page 4
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