The ThoroughbredPutnam, 1970 - 288 páginas Traces the evolution of the breed and examines the development of the thoroughbred in the major racing countries. |
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... handicaps , there is very little business for horses after four years old . Yearlings are often tried in October and ... handicaps the Cesarewitch and the Cambridgeshire , which certainly could not be dismissed in the contemptuous term ...
... handicaps , there is very little business for horses after four years old . Yearlings are often tried in October and ... handicaps the Cesarewitch and the Cambridgeshire , which certainly could not be dismissed in the contemptuous term ...
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... Handicaps must be regarded as a necessary evil because they put a premium on mediocrity . ' In some other countries , notably the United States and Australia , valuable handicaps have been accepted as indispensable to the pattern of ...
... Handicaps must be regarded as a necessary evil because they put a premium on mediocrity . ' In some other countries , notably the United States and Australia , valuable handicaps have been accepted as indispensable to the pattern of ...
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... handicaps . " The allocation of the big money should be on merit , not the whim of the handicapper ' , he wrote . ' Our big handicaps are far too rich in value , and they encourage false values in assessing the official statistics ...
... handicaps . " The allocation of the big money should be on merit , not the whim of the handicapper ' , he wrote . ' Our big handicaps are far too rich in value , and they encourage false values in assessing the official statistics ...
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SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 10 |
THOROUGHBRED IN THE EIGHTEENTH | 33 |
Marske Eclipse Gimcrack Herod | 39 |
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