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Alister Taylor, New Zealand, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The Thoroughbred in Australia dates back almost as far as the country's history. In 1799, only eleven years after the arrival of the First Fleet, came the first accredited (though not authenticated) thoroughbred, Rockingham, said to be a son of the purebred English Rockingham. While some of the earliest thoroughbreds were used to mainly to improve the quality of stock horses. It was not long before they & their offspring were put to their intended purpose - racing...Any such selection of this nature invites discussion, at the very least. In the notoriously fluctuating world of the thoroughbred it is extremely difficult to set absolute criteria, & stick to them. For example, the most obvious characteristic of champions (in any field) is that they win more often than they are beaten. The ratio of wins to losses is therefore a sound guide to finding star performers. However, on this basis… Leer más