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Eclipse (Paperback)
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Eclipse (Paperback)
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List price R503
Loot Price R431
Discovery Miles 4 310
You Save R72 (14%)
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In the bestselling tradition of Seabiscuit, the extraordinary true
story of the world's most famous racehorse, and the rogue who owned
him.
Epsom Downs racetrack, 3rd May, 1769: a chestnut with a white blaze
scorches across the turf towards the finishing post, leaving his
rivals in the dust. Awestruck, his spectators know they are in the
presence of greatness.
This is a vivid portrait of high society and low life, of
passionate sport and ferocious gambling. It's the story of
Eclipse's owner, an adventurer who made his money through roguery
and gambling -- a rank outsider who went on to become a national
celebrity -- and of his horse, which went on to become the
undisputed champion of horse racing; founded dynasties that
dominated the bloodstock market in every country where
Thoroughbreds raced; and whose influence was such that ninety-five
percent of horses racing today are Eclipse's male-line descendants.
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