WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING

“One of the book's strengths is the family tables published at the end of the volume, a great tool for those wishing to line breed to a family and also an easy way to sum up the family history of each mare mentioned. The book also features excellent black and white photos of the mares and their key descendants, also a valuable reference tool. Most of the mares given chapters in the book will be familiar to Australian breeders and include Dangerous Dame, Gold Beauty, Hasili, Monarchy, Personal Ensign, Rare Perfume, Soaring and Sunday Evening. If you are interested in the story behind the pedigrees then Matriarchs, Volume II will provide you with hours of pleasant reading. Bowen, who has written many titles for Eclipse Press, was editor in chief of The Blood-Horse during a time when many of the horses mentioned or their offspring were racing and he writes with an insider's knowledge on the subject - it’s a terrific book for any pedigree enthusiast.”
— David Bay, Bluebloods

“For every Thoroughbred there is a story, and a complex one, involving happenstance here, planning there, wise breeders or lucky ones, stallions for the ages or merely the moment. The ladies of Matriarchs II, played their parts in a myriad of such stories, with class and quality as underlying themes.”
— SirReadaLot.org

“Bowen provides an engrossing story of each of the mares and their owners and this history provides a snapshot of racing and breeding, mainly in the US, but also Canada and Europe. … If you are interested in the story behind the pedigrees then Matriarchs, Volume II will provide you with hours of pleasant reading. … it’s a terrific book for any pedigree enthusiast.”
— David Bay, Australian Bloodlines