Some of Thoroughbred racing's greatest champions - horses such as Man O' War,

Citation and Native Dancer are the handiwork of a remarkable parade of individuals ranging from full time horsemen to daring capitalists to

philanthropists. In this book Bowen tells the stories of some of the powerhouse

racing dynasties that dominated the sport in the early to mid-twentieth

century. Twenty of them covered are:

1.James R. Keene

2.John E. Madden

3.August Belmont Jr.

4.William Collins Whitney & Harry Payne Whitney

5.Arthur B. Hancock Sr.

6.William Woodward Sr.

7.Greentree Stud (Helen Hay Whitney)

8.Samuel D. Riddle & Walter M. Jeffords Sr.

9.Col E. R. Bradley

10.Hal Price Headley

11.Wheatley Stable

12.Mereworth Farm

13.Joseph E. Widener & George D. Widener Jr.

14.Calumet Farm

15.John Hay Whitney & Joan Whitney Payson

16.Brookmeade Stable

17.Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

18.Bieber-Jacobs Stable

19.Alfred G. Vanderbilt II

20.Arthur B. Hancock Jr.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ ECLIPSE PRESS; 1st edition (November 25, 2003)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 300 pages 

Book is in NEW condition.