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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Be Kind to Horses | 11/20/1950 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: You Have to Be Lucky | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Edward J. Sack, | Title: CIRCLING THE SQUARE | 5/19/1950 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Edward J. Sack, | Title: CIRCLING THE SQUARE | 5/19/1950 | See Source »

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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bookies, Racketeers Thrive in Square | 5/3/1950 | See Source »

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