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AMERICAN CLASSIC
PEDIGREES 1914-2002
From the publisher: Winning a Triple Crown race -- the Kentucky Derby,
Preakness, and Belmont Stakes -- is the ultimate goal for Thoroughbred
owners and breeders. These races are considered “Classics” for their
challenging nature and prestige, and only the cream of the horse crop
attempt all three. Owners and breeders have long puzzled over the
pedigrees of the Classic winners, trying to find the key to the same
success. However, the fates surrounding the breeding of racehorses are
fickle and while certain stallions and mares do rise to the top as
brilliant progenitors, more often than not, it seems that good runners,
even Classic winners, come from out of nowhere, at least as far as the
pedigree is concerned.
In American Classic Pedigrees, author Avalyn Hunter examines the
pedigrees of the winners of the five American Classic races from 1914 to
2002: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Kentucky
Oaks, and Coaching Club American Oaks. In addition to tracing each
horse’s sire line and female family, Hunter gives an insightful look at
how each horse has contributed -- or not -- to the Thoroughbred breed.
Readers can trace the rise and fall of various sire lines through the
decades as Hunter shows how the Thoroughbred breeding market often
dictated which bloodlines had a stronger chance of surviving and gaining
prominence.
Also included in this invaluable reference tool:
* A statistical appendix with information on the level of inbreeding
present in these Classic winners; racing class of the Classic winners'
sires and dams; which sire lines have produced the most Classic winners;
Bruce Lowe family numbers; etc.
* Four-cross pedigrees of each Classic winner
* Glossary of important historical names found in these pedigrees
This landmark work is an important resource for pedigree analysts and
breeders everywhere who continue to the quest to breed a Classic winner
-- a horse like Secretariat, Man o’ War, or Seattle Slew.
Hardback, 792 pp
#BK6276 $50.00
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