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A CONTINUING soft economy in
British Columbia and EXPO 86
resulted in belt-tightening for those
involved in the 1986 B.C. Jockey
Club Thoroughbred season at Ex-
hibition Park.

Total handle for the year’s meet
was $128,084,885, down 11.02 per
cent from the 1985 figure of
$143,954,097,

There were, however, seven
Fewer racing days in 1986 and 66
fewer races.

The daily average of $963,044
($1,028,244 in 1985) was down
6.34 per cent and the per-race
average of $106,737 was down 6.13
per cent against $113,708 in 1985.

Total 1986 attendance was
874,976.

The daily average attendance of
6,579 was down 11.35 per cent.

Addressing the declines, general
Inanager Merv Peters said: ‘‘Our
research indicated before the start
of the season that world fairs im-
pact negatively on attendance at

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the races in most cities. What hap-
pened in Vancouver followed a
normal pattern.

“‘We, of course, must now sit
down and analyze the season”,
said Peters. ‘‘We've got to look at
our strengths and weaknesses and
try and improve on the latter’.

International simulcast wagering
played a refreshing role in the 1986
season.

Federal legislation permitting
separate pool wagering on races
throughout North America was
passed Jate last year.

As a result, the track provided
simulcast wagering to its patrons
for the first time on the Kentucky
Derby, Preakness and Arlington
Million.

In Canada simulcast wagering
came from the Western Canada
Derby Series and the Rothman In-
ternational from Toronto.

“*We are looking at adding to
our simulcast wagering program
for next year,”’ said Peters. ‘‘It has

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proven to be extremely popular
with the betting public, especially
the glamor races like the Kentucky
Derby and Preakness’’.

Jockey Brian Johnson won his
first riding title since 1979 as he
recorded 142 victories, to easily
out distance runner-up Mark
Walker, who finished with 123
wins,

Sam Krasner, the leading
stakes-winning rider, finished third
with 119 wins while Buford Mills
Jr., the leader for most of the
season until an injury sidelined
him, finished fourth with 113 wins.

Krasner won 11 stakes races,
eight of them for Canada West
Ranches — four on Happy Trap,
three on Cragellachie Lad and one
on Accumulator. Walker, Alan
Cuthbertson and Jocl Mena each
won six stakes races.

The trainer’s race was dramatic.
It wasn’t decided until the final
race of the final day. And when it
was over Frank Barroby won the

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title with 46 wins to 45, one more
than his brother Haro!d.

Defending champion George
Cummins finished third with 38
victories.

Harold Barroby was the leading
money-winning trainer with
$513,210. Frank was second at
$331,142.

Krasner won the most purse
money by a rider, $784,162,
followed by Walker with $725,140
and Johnson with $721,938.

Fortinbras, mainly from wins in
the B.C. Derby and Premier's
Championship, was the top
money-winning horse with earn-
ings of $200,994.

Fortinbras won six of 11 starts.

Supernaturel also won six races
and was second in earnings with
$102,963.

Five other horses also won six
races during the meet, the most
wins by a horse this year. They
were Ozark, Interior Native,
Feather Glory, Crowns Consort
and Bob’s Redhead.

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Friends 5-3 in a penaity - filled
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Bert’s racked up 26 penalty
minutes while Friends were penal-
ized for 38 minutes.

Brian Ewing scored a hat trick.
for the Winners.

In other action, White’s
Automotive tied Holiday’s Blazers
3-3 in a game that had White’s
goalie Jim Galloway taken to hos-
pital after he was hit in the neck
with a puck.

In White’s second game of the
weekend, Dan Moberg recorded a
shut-out when he backstopped his
team to a 3-0 victory over Bert's.

Other. scores included Larry’s
Boston Pi.za beating L.A. Tavern
6-: and D & B Auto Blues drubb-
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Jim MacPherson had two goals
for Larry’s and John McEown had
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