Legacies of the Turf

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" by ForeWord Reviews magazine. [1]

In addition to the twenty chapters on the people and/or specific breeding operations, there is a section titled and devoted to Foundation Mares.

Chapters

1. James R. Keene
2. John E. Madden
3. August Belmont II
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

• Legacies of the Turf at Eclipse Press
• Review by About.com, a part of The New York Times Company