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Horseplayers not only had the usual range of choices at pari-mutuel windows last week, they were also watching an unscheduled race between a couple of jockeys, Willie Shoemaker and Joe Culmone. At California's Hollywood Park the money was on Willie; at Maryland tracks it was on Culmone. At week's end both jockeys had broken or tied Johnny Longden's modern (1948) record of riding 319 winners in one year,-* and Willie, with 326, was seven ahead...
Jack Campbell rarely risks his own money any more. There is not much point, he figures, in betting against pari-mutuel machines and the 15% (in New York) tax "take." Besides, says canny Handicapper Campbell with becoming modesty, "if I bet all the time I'd be broke. The longer you're around, the harder it is to beat them. You have real trouble picking winners nowadays...
...trotters and pacers on the other side of the river. Races are still held every Saturday afternoon during the summer on a strictly amateur basis. The winners get blue ribbons, and no betting is allowed. Now, however, Club members are beginning to send their horses to the new pari-mutuel raceways which are turning night harness racing into a popular sport...
...timers, died a few years ago, it marked the end of an era for the Club. There are still races once a week during the summer, but the emphasis in harness racing has switched from amateur runs for ribbons at the Charles River Track to night races at the pari-mutuel raceways...
Just for the books: over $130,000,000 was wagered through pari-mutuel machines at Massachusetts tracks in 1948. Informed estimates indicate that between $100,000,000 and $400,000,000 was involved in off-track, numbers, and sports pool betting. As outlined in the report...