Author: MCEVOY, JOHN
Title: Round Table: Racing's Iron Horse
Description: Lexington, KY: Eclipse Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1581500726. Hardcover is brown with photo of Round Table in center, gold lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight. Stitched in black ribbon bookmark. This is a NEW book. #16 in the Thoroughbred Legends series. Illustrated with 42 b/w photographs. End papers illustrated with brown/white monochrome horse shoes. Round Table (1954-1987) was an American Thoroughbred, considered the best turf horse in American racing history. Because most North American races are run on dirt tracks, he raced primarily on the dirt but won 14 of his 16 races on the grass. In 1957 he won the first of three straight U. S. Champion Turf Horse titles, as well as 1958 Horse of the Year Champion. Considered one of the most important sires of the 20th century, according to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, siring, among other foals, 83 stakes winners. He died at the age of 33 and is buried at Claiborne Farm, where he stood at stud. Sections include his life and racing history, as well as his pedigree, past performances, index. ; Thoroughbred Legends Series; Vol. 16; B & W photographs; 0.72 x 8.34 x 5.96 Inches; 142 pages; DJ has slight rubbing; in a mylar cover.. New in Fine dust jacket .

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