Legacies of the Turf explained
Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders is a biographical book written by Thoroughbred horse racing historian Edward L. Bowen and published by Eclipse Press on November 25, 2003.
Legacies of the Turf was named "Sports Book of the Year" in 2003 by Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards (now known as the Foreword INDIES).[1]
In addition to the twenty chapters on the people and/or specific breeding operations, there is a section devoted to foundation mares.
Chapters
- James R. Keene
- John E. Madden
- August Belmont Jr.
- William Collins Whitney & Harry Payne Whitney
- Arthur B. Hancock Sr.
- William Woodward Sr.
- Greentree Stud (Helen Hay Whitney)
- Samuel D. Riddle & Walter M. Jeffords Sr.
- Col E. R. Bradley
- Hal Price Headley
- Wheatley Stable
- Mereworth Farm
- Joseph E. Widener & George D. Widener Jr.
- Calumet Farm
- John Hay Whitney & Joan Whitney Payson
- Brookmeade Stable
- Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
- Bieber-Jacobs Stable
- Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
- Arthur B. Hancock Jr.
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders (Vol. 1) . Eclipse Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20040914031156/http://www.eclipsepress.com/backlist_titles/B11-1079.html . September 14, 2004.
