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Legacies
of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders
(Vol. 1)
Edward
L. Bowen
A
ForeWord Magazine "Book
of the Year" Winner! The ForeWord
Book of the Year awards recognize excellence in publishing
from independent presses.
Pub Date: November 2003. Some
of Thoroughbred racing’s greatest champions -- horses
like Man o’ War, Citation, Swaps, and Secretariat
-- are the handiwork of a remarkable parade of individuals,
ranging from full-time horsemen and cowboys to renowned
capitalists and philanthropists.
In volume 1 of Legacies of the Turf, renowned racing
historian Edward L. Bowen tells the stories of the early
20th century’s powerhouse racing dynasties —
the Whitneys, Woodwards, Wideners, and Hancocks, as well
as the ones who started it all, such as James Keene, John
E. Madden, and August Belmont II.
Other breeders whose stables influenced racing in the
early to mid-century include Alfred G. Vanderbilt, owner
of Native Dancer, one of racing's greatest progenitors;
Warren Wright of Kentucky, who built Calumet Farm into
the dominant breeding and racing force in the mid-20th
century; Mrs. Gladys Phipps' Wheatley Stable; and Walter
Salmon's Mereworth Farm. These men, women, and their horses
were all interconnected, and as readers trace the years
through the chapters, examples become readily apparent.
For instance, without Mereworth's Discovery, there would
have been no Native Dancer.
Persistence
and hard work, plus the all-important luck, played strong
roles in helping these men and women build the great breeding
operations that gave horse racing its biggest stars.
Volume
2 of Legacies of the Turf, to be published in Fall
2004, will focus on the great breeders whose horses have
influenced racing in the second half of the 20th century
(and beyond).
About the Author:
Edward L. Bowen has penned numerous books for Eclipse
Press, including Matriarchs:
Great Mares of the 20th Century, Dynasties:
Great Thoroughbred Stallions, and At
the Wire: Horse Racing's Greatest Moments. Bowen
also serves as president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research
Foundation, which funds studies and research on equine
health care. Bowen lives in Versailles, Kentucky, near
Lexington.
Read a Q&A with
Ed Bowen.
To
take a look inside Legacies of the Turf, click
here.
Praise
for Legacies of the Turf and Ed Bowen:
"Pedigree
and history enthusiasts will delight in Legacies...(Ed)
Bowen has meticulously researched his subject matter and
this volume will no doubt be a welcome addition to a racing
enthusiast's bookshelf."
--Linda
Dougherty, The Trentonian
****
"Following
up his landmark books Dynasties and Matriarchs,
Edward L. Bowen has gifted us with another prize possession,
Legacies of the Turf...we inhaled this one as soon
as it arrived. Mr. Bowen's books are his best legacy to
anyone interested in Thoroughbred breeding, since he often
speak firsthand of the people and animals who star in
the text."
--Anne
Peters, Owner-Breeder International
****
"...A
fascinating, nicely illustrated, and highly recommended
horse racing chronicle."
--The
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Hardcover
8 1/2x10
304 pages
50 b/w photos
Product #B11-1079
List Price: $29.95
ISBN: 1-58150-102-1
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