Mr Darleys Arabian

Author : Christopher McGrath
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681773902
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Darley's Arabian written by Christopher McGrath and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in Yorkshire. But he turned out to be far more than that, and although Mr. Darley's Arabian never ran a race, 95% of all thoroughbreds in the world today are descended from him. In this book, for the first time, award-winning racing writer Christopher McGrath traces this extraordinary bloodline through twenty-five generations to our greatest modern racehorse, Frankel.The story of racing is about man's relationship with horses, and Mr. Darley's Arabian also celebrates the men and women who owned, trained and traded the stallions that extended the dynasty. McGrath expertly guides us through three centuries of scandals, adventures and fortunes won and lost: our sporting life offers a fascinating view into our history. With a canvas that extends from the diamond mines of South Africa to the trenches of the Great War, and a cast ranging from Smithfield meat salesmen to the inspiration for Mr. Toad, and from legendary jockeys to not one, but two disreputable Princes of Wales (and a very unamused Queen Victoria), Mr. Darley's Arabian shows us the many faces of the sport of kings.

Author : Eugene Sue
Publisher : Derrydale Press
ISBN 13 : 1461734681
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Godolphin Arabian written by Eugene Sue and published by Derrydale Press. This book was released on 2003-11-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dandy story for all horse lovers and worthy rival to Marguerite Henry's enormously successful King of the Wind . Ms. Henry based her story on this very book, written in 1846 by French author and sportsman Eugene Sue. Here now is Alex de Jonge's immensely readable translation of the original tale—an imaginative mixture of fact and legend recreating the life of the Godolphin Arabian and his constant companion, Grimalkin the cat.

Author : Nicholas Clee
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9781468303339
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eclipse written by Nicholas Clee and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May 3, 1769, Epsom Downs. A chestnut brown thoroughbred with a white blaze is scorching across the turf towards the finishing post. His four rivals are so far behind him that, in racing terms, they are "nowhere."

Author : Jeremy James
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811701556
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Byerley Turk written by Jeremy James and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the three horses that were the ancestors of the modern thoroughbred, the first and greatest was undoubtedly the Byerley Turk. This book gives an account of the life of this breed, extending from the palaces of the Ottoman Empire to the streets of London and beyond, and featuring a cast of historical figures. It begins in 1679 in a remote Balkan village, where a seyis - a penniless groom - finds himself caring for a remarkable young foal. Believing it destined for greatness, and seeing a chance to escape his own humble circumstances, he begins schooling the animal in the disciplines of war. Hewing closely to the historical record, the author goes on to trace the fortunes of the Turk and its new master: In 1682, they arrived in Istanbul, where the horse was selected for the Ottoman Empire's renowned cavalry. Ridden as a battle charger in the Turkish sieges on Vienna and Buda, it was captured, along with its groom, by a party of adventuring British aristocrats and taken back to England in 1686. In London, it was bought by Captain Robert Byerley, who rode the Turk to Ireland to take on the Jacobite forces in several pivotal encounters, including the Battle of the Boyne. Eventually, the Turk was put to stud, initiating what was to become its greatest legacy: first foundation sire of the thoroughbred line.--Publisher's description.

Author : Jeremy James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873674987
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Byerley Turk written by Jeremy James and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a horse born in a humble stable in the Balkans in 1678 who became the first foundation sire of the thoroughbred line.

Author : Joseph Osborne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.9E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Horse-breeders' Handbook written by Joseph Osborne and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Pick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The turf register, and sportsman & breeder's stud-book, by W. Pick [and R. Johnson]. written by William Pick and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Pick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Turf Register and Sportsman & Breeder's Stud-book written by William Pick and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The General Stud-book written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1090 pages
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Download or read book The General Stud Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: