Each chapter tells the story of each champion's racing career, decade by decade, followed by past performances of these Thoroughbred legends. There is a chapter for each decade, recounting a few horses' careers and several memorable races, accompanied by pictures of horses in action and at rest, to celebrate and honor the greatest achievements of the Thoroughbred bloodline.
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Timeless classic,
By David Bridgforth (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Champions: The Lives, Times, and Past Performances of America's Greatest Thoroughbreds, Revised Edition (Hardcover)
I don't know how to describe how wonderful this book is other than to say that after reading through this book for a week, I declared to my wife that I could spend an hour a day for the rest of my life reading this and be happy doing it. If you are a fan of the game, this is something you absolutely must have. It not only covers the champion horses organized by decade, but each horse's lifetime past performances are included. Anyone who has ever picked up a racing form should delight to see the history of the game in this format.
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This review is from: Champions: The Lives, Times, and Past Performances of America's Greatest Thoroughbreds, Revised Edition (Hardcover)
I bought this book for my husband as a present as we both enjoy horses and horse racing. He couldn't put it down. The book offers easy to read history that would fascinate anyone with or without an interest in horse racing. The reader becomes excited reading about such races as Secretariat and Affirmed. It renews or introduces interest in horses such as Whirlaway and Nashua. This is a readable book with the past performances (which are hard to read for the non-horse race handicapper) that can be used as a reference book, too. The book is nicely organized with chapters representing the great horses of the decades and brings the reader up to the present (2004). If you like sports and admire athletes - here's a book filled with the greatest of them all!
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The very best horses and with lifetime PP 's,
By Ronald Avitt (BRAIDWOOD, ILLINOIS, US) - See all my reviews
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As this book takes you through each decade from the late 1800's to more recent years, each decade provides great pictures of all the horse stars, the stories, the headliners, and much more. It's great to read about the top horses of the 50's even if you weren't born until the 60's. Its an awesome book, thick, heavy, and a better buy from Amazon vs. the bookstores. Excellent book for the serious horse racing fan!
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