“In truth, Belmont’s Jockey Club, the organization that controlled Thoroughbred racing in America, was founded by a mix of people. Some were blue-blooded Americans who traced their ancestry to Mayflower voyagers and Puritan founding fathers, and others were nouveau riche… — Elizabeth Letts Copy Share Image
“The Thoroughbred was originally an English breed, and to this day, all so-named horses trace their lineage back to three stallions imported into England… — Elizabeth Letts Copy Share Image
“Sir Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, first coined the term “eugenics” in his 1883 book Human Faculty and Its Development.” — Elizabeth Letts Copy Share Image
“The dam, a gray mare, had a rare marking called “the bloody shoulder.” According to Arabian lore, a mare with this distinctive patch of… — Elizabeth Letts Copy Share Image
“Bolshevik marauders in 1917 raided most of the large Polish stud farms and slaughtered the horses, which they viewed as playthings of princes. Horses… — Elizabeth Letts Copy Share Image
“In truth, Belmont’s Jockey Club, the organization that controlled Thoroughbred racing in America, was founded by a mix of people. Some were blue-blooded Americans… — Elizabeth Letts Copy Share Image
“Among the twentieth-century descendants of the Spanish horse, the Lipizzaner was the most rarefied. Each had its royal pedigree tattooed upon it: the birthplace… — Elizabeth Letts Copy Share Image
