Show T Why Eddie Arcaro Often Loses By GRANTLAND RICE No has abolished all racing news and News Wasn't it tough enough Wasn't It rough enough to Was the walk to the cashier's cage too Were too many cashing their winning I can slip you this for a quick I found each day when the red sun sets That even with all the All the tips that a sheet could That hot per cent cut the daily ration And kept me blocked from an open I wonder what made a somebody I wasn't getting too rich The Case of Eddie Arcaro Practically all racing If will tell you Eddie Arcaro is the best race rider In the Against this many solid horse if will tell you that they never bet Eddie Arcaro in any race unless it's a big Most of the trainers want Arcaro for stake Few horse players want race after Here is a note from one of is it that Eddie Arcaro wins more big stakes than any other and yet loses on better horses in other ti Saml I ve seen I Arcaro ride I f f tes either last or out of the money more often than any rider I ever I I've seen him run four races in each time riding the top At Santa Anita he was set down 10 days for careless and indifferent They say many of his mounts are false the odds lowered because Arcaro is riding This is strictly the Arcaro gets his pick of horses more than any other He should lead the jockeys by a big Yet Ted Atkinson him two to day after So do seen Eddie Arcaro in any number of ordinary races get away badly and after that make no effort to get up with the You may ask why so many boo a rider who can win so many My answer is that the racing public realizes Ar-enro has so much money that he is only Interested in his with no in terest at all in the horse players who may be backing his Or in winning a race for the Jockey's normal might be surprised to know how many horse players I know who refuse to back Arcaro on anything except a big One has to admit this season that Arcaro has a poor percentage for average considering the fact that most owners and trainers would rather have trainers don't place Ted Atkinson in his For all of many horse players would rather have or Guerin or even Cole than the of four Kentucky he means to or not Arcaro gives you the Impression that he is only mildly if that in many run-of-the-day It is something Arcaro should or look for the booing to The Jockey Angle Veteran jockeys such as Eddie Arcaro and Johnny two of the two of the rarely take any A big stake Is a little but the average race must take care of Neither Arcaro or Longden wants to dive for that hazardous opening that an apprentice would impetuously rush The jockey Is In a tough It Is rougher than pro football or any other Including Young riders have to take certain Few veterans care for any brand of Especially If they are well fixed financially and can still be nominated to ride In big stakes for the 10 per cent for usually has his pick of the major Last year he had Hill Prince the best horse of This year he was offered Battlefield and These two are certainly There Isn't any doubt that on certain or in a race he wants Eddie Arcaro is a brilliant He has the skill and hand strength to handle any He is a brilliant judge of He Is But in many average there is some doubt whether Eddie rides as much to win as he does for As fine a jockey as Arcaro shouldn't ride so many bad if he was continually going all out as Ted Atkinson and others nearly always He rides too many poor or just ordinary races for his own |