Legacies of the Turf

2003 book by Edward L. Bowen

Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders Author| Edward L. Bowen

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Publication date

| November 24, 2003
ISBN| 978-1581501025

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. (ISBN 978-1581501025)

Legacies of the Turf was named "Sports Book of the Year" in 2003 by Foreword Reviews's 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

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders (Vol. 1)". Eclipse Press. Archived from the original on September 14, 2004.

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