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Eclipse

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An edition of Eclipse (2009)

Eclipse

"Epsom Downs, 3rd May, 1769: a chestnut with a white blaze scorches across the turf towards the finishing post. His four rivals are so far behind him that, in racing terms, they are 'nowhere'. Awestruck, his spectators know they are in the presence of greatness. Eclipse will go on to become the undisputed, undefeated champion of his sport. He will found dynasties that will dominate the bloodstock market - not only in Britain, but in every other country where thoroughbreds race. His influence will be such that ninety-five per cent of horses racing today are his male-line descendants."--Publisher's description.

Publish Date
Publisher
Bantam
Language
English
Pages
344

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2010, Penguin Random House
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Eclipse
2009, Bantam
in English

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Table of Contents

Prologue
The chairman
The bawd
The gambler
The duke
The meat salesman
The young thoroughbred
Coup de Foudre
The rest nowhere
1-100 Eclipse
The first lady abbess
The stallion
The most glorious spectacle
Cross and jostle
An example to the turf
The 14lb heart
The litigant
The declince of the jontleman
Artists' models
Eclipse's legacy : the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Eclipse's legacy : the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
The skeleton
Appendix 1 : Eclipse's racing career
Appendix 2 : Eclipse's pedigree
Appendix 3 : The O'Kelly family
Appendix 4 : Racing terms, historical and contemporary.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-321) and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
798.40094109033
Library of Congress
SF355.E2 C595 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
344

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28335140M
Internet Archive
eclipse0000clee
ISBN 10
0593059832, 0593059840
ISBN 13
9780593059838, 9780593059845
OCLC/WorldCat
276648052

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