Thoroughbred Champions: Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century

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Horse lovers will relish this celebration of the sport's top Thoroughbreds. From Citation, the Calumet Farm star of the 1940s, to Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown winner, and beyond, this book presents the stories of the champions' racing and breeding careers as recounted by veteran turf writers. A panel of experts, including racing secretaries Howard Battle and Pete Pederson, and Sports Illustrated writer William Nack, selected the 100 best colts and fillies of the century, basing their evaluations on the horses' overall records, running times, and competitors faced. Dramatic photographs and earnings charts highlight the story of each horse.
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Horse lovers will relish this celebration of the sport's top Thoroughbreds. From Citation, the Calumet Farm star of the 1940s, to Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown winner, and beyond, this book presents the stories of the champions' racing and breeding careers as recounted by veteran turf writers. A panel of experts, including racing secretaries Howard Battle and Pete Pederson, and Sports Illustrated writer William Nack, selected the 100 best colts and fillies of the century, basing their evaluations on the horses' overall records, running times, and competitors faced. Dramatic photographs and earnings charts highlight the story of each horse.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781581500240
  • Publisher: Eclipse Press
  • Publication date: 10/28/2000
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 243,004
  • Product dimensions: 8.55 (w) x 10.54 (h) x 0.64 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 1, 2007

    Mixed Up!

    This book was outstanding, but the numbers were way off! Personal Ensign, a undfeated filly, beat colts, broke her leg and still won!#48! Ha! She should like 7, Citation? He should be #1!! Secretariat should be like 11! Man O' War should not be 1! More like 100!! Just some thoughts.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 5, 2005

    Great History

    This book is filled with amazing history about the worlds greatest horses ever to reach the track! I was very happy to see the older horses on the book to! My only thing is that some of the trainers sounded a bit stuck up. Citations trainer said he was better than Secretariat because. Sec couldn't run in mud which is inacuate. Sec. won a race in the mud by 14 lenghts!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 11, 2005

    Man O' War the great

    This is a wonderful book with great pictures and info. It seems unfortunate that very few people alive today remember what a great racehorse Man O' War was and even succeeding as a sire with his son War Admiral. It seems unfair to compare him to the more recent horses as they came well after his time. But after all he was voted Horse of the Century......

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 4, 2005

    hrses rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    i loved and still love this. i think it is an awesome book for horse lovers to read!!! i have this more than a 100 times. its so worn out it has duct tape on it!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 26, 2005

    Girls Rule!

    I loved this book! The only suggestion (ok, suggestionS) are that Man o' War and Secreatariat should be switched and Ruffian, who killed herself by running on a broken leg trying to catch Foolish Pleasure (talk about being game!) should be bumped up to second place, and everyone else should have been moved back a place. O, and maybe Assault, the clubfooted comet should've been switched with Tom Fool- just saying! Anyway, I counted up all the fillies, and I came to a grand total of 25. (By the way, where was Winning Colors?) That's 1/4 of all the horses. (And I didn't even count the geldings, because their not technically boys, but that means that alot of racing's heroes were really heroins. Just saying. So, this book was really imformative, and I would totally recommend to a racing fan.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 27, 2004

    The Order is Wrong...

    This was a really great book, and I totally loved it, BUT Secretariat and Man O War should have been switched, and Seabiscuit, he beat War Admiral, and is still WAY behind him (25) He should have been 7th or something! OMAHA, a Triple Crown winner was 61!!!! WHAT???? And, I think that Genuine Risk should have been WAY higher up... like in the 30's or 40's because she alomost won the TRiple Crown, you know... Oh ya, and who was Colin?? He was #15, and I have NEVER even heard of him... which is wierd... all in all, this book ROCKED!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 19, 2003

    Wonderful book

    Being in Thoroughbred racing most of my life, this book had no disappointing parts in it (other then the fact that Man 'O War is over Secretariat..I mean..come'on.) But the photographs and details of each and every wonderful racehorse is simply gawking. Highly recommended.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 4, 2003

    great book

    I thought this was a great book but Secretariat should have been number one. It has some information and pictures for the all of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century. The top 20 have more information and pictures then the others. It also has the bloodlines and the racing record of all the horses.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 25, 2002

    Guts and Glory

    Man O'War RULES! Secretariat a close 2nd! What a match race that would have been! This is an intriguing, spellbounding account of 100 Thoroughbreds that all horse lovers will enjoy. It is unique in giving some genealogy facts but doesn't go back very far. The first 20 horses get more showtime than the rest but every horse is depicted with its own personality and hutzpah. I keep this book on the coffee table and read it almost every night, over and over, it's that fascinating. But then I've been a horse lover since Fury and My Friend Flicka aired when TV was still B&W and oh, so sweet, just like this book! Enjoy!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 28, 2002

    Horselover

    I really think Secretariat should have been first. If Man o' War hadn't have been first (and Secretariat had) then I would have given this book five stars

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 17, 2001

    Major Horse Fan

    An excellent book for anyone interested in horse racing or horses in general. I love the history behind each horse and the geneology to match different winners!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 2, 2001

    Excellent chronicle of horse racing's best!

    The book is outstanding and is a must read for any thoroughbred fan. Secretariat should be number one...his Triple Crown times will likely never be broken.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 26, 2001

    Great Book!

    This book is wonderful! I definitely recommend it. The stories and pictures are great. The choice for #1 is tough. Man o' War and Secretariat both deserve it!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 16, 2001

    Good!!!

    This book is great and very educational. By the way, Man o' War is right to be first. After all, his sons and daughters generaly did much better than Secretariet's. Any way, they're both great, the book and the horses!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 4, 2000

    wondeful.......five stars all the way

    This book is fantastic. The pictures are great and reading the history of each horse is exciting. I don't think man o war should be first. I think secretariat should be first. I also think ruffian should have been in the top 20. She was quite a horse. I didn't agree with everything, but i still love the book. It definetly deserves five stars.

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