Fascinating profiles of the men and women who bred the great horses of the 20th century. Written by Eclipse-Award winning author Edward L. Bowen.
Some of Thoroughbred racing's greatest champions are the handiwork of a remarkable parade of individuals, ranging from professional full-time horsemen and cowboys to renowned capitalists and philanthropists. Legacies of the Turf traces the careers of the men and women who bred the most outstanding Thoroughbreds of the 20th century. Persistence, hard work, genetics theories, and good old-fashioned luck are all there, all part of the great breeding operations of this century.
Edward L. Bowen, who lives in Versailles, Kentucky, near Lexington, is a noted horse racing historian.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
"Edward L. Bowen is one of racing's foremost authorities."
--James E. Bassett III
"...a master storyteller"
--Daily Racing Form
"...one of the finest turf writers."
--Boston Globe
"Pedigree and history enthusiasts will delight in Legacies chapters on those breeders who, in the first half of the century, contributed most to the development of the modern Thoroughbred."
--Linda Dougherty, The Trentonian
"Edward L. Bowen has gifted us with another prize possession, the newly released "Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders (Vol. 1)." Published by Eclipse Press, we inhaled this one as soon as it arrived and upon reaching the end, wondered when Volume 2 was coming out."
--Anne Peters, Owner-Breeder International
"...permeate this fascinating, nicely illustrated, and highly recommended horse racing chronicle."
--James A. Cox, editor of The Midwest Book Review