Kingmaker

Name: Kingmaker
Brand: Eclipse Press
SKU: 9781493081196
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How Northern Dancer Founded a Racing Dynasty

Szerző: Avalyn Hunter

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: Eclipse Press

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Toronto industrialist and Thoroughbred breeder E.P. Taylor wanted to prove to the world that his nat...

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Szerző

Avalyn Hunter

Nyelv

Angol

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Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2024

oldal

280

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9781493081196

Enbook ID

43822329

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Eclipse Press

Súly

430

Méretek

152 x 229

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Toronto industrialist and Thoroughbred breeder E.P. Taylor wanted to prove to the world that his native Canada could produce racehorses as good as any, and he backed up his belief by offering his own yearlings for sale. So, he couldn’t have been happy when buyers in 1962 rejected a well-bred but small bay colt from his Windfields Farm consignment. But Taylor could hardly have envisioned the degree to which this seeming misfortune would boomerang in his favor.Ultimately, he would have the satisfaction of breeding, then racing the horse that would transform the international bloodstock market.

Named Northern Dancer, the sales reject proved his worth by winning the 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes for Taylor. In doing so, he became a Canadian hero. And that was only the beginning. As a stallion, the diminutive Northern Dancer exerted a legendary influence on the breed, at one time commanding a million-dollar stud fee. International competition for his offspring created world records in the auction ring.

Respected pedigree authority Avalyn Hunter tells the compelling story of the fiery colt who towered over his peers and the humans who played supporting roles: legendary trainer Horatio Luro, jockeys Ron Turcotte and Bill Hartack, and Taylor himself. Hunter also chronicles Northern Dancer’s ascendancy as the world’s most coveted stallion and the dynasty he established through his sons. More than thirty years have passed since Northern Dancer's death, and all of his sons are now gone as well; even most of his grandsons have passed from the scene. Yet the Northern Dancer sire line shows no signs of fading.

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