CHAMPIONS. de Magee, Michael. Foreword by E.P. Taylor - 1980

Nelson Canada, 1980. 191 pp, 11 3/4" H. Colour and b&w photographs. "In the long history of thoroughbred racing, there has never been a decade like the seventies. (It) opened with Northern Dancer's son Nijinsky II winning England's Triple Crown, the first horse to do so in thirty-five years. And in the United States, where the Triple Crown had gone unclaimed since 1948, the decade saw no less than three Triple Crown winners: Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed. From Ascot to Belmont to Woodbine and Chantilly, the great horses thrilled racing enthusiasts. 'Champions' traces the careers of these horses, explores their characters and capacities. These are stories of speed and courage, tenacity and strength." Contents: Foreword; Affirmed; Alleged; Allez France; Dahlia; Exceller; Forego; Grundy; Mill Reef; The Minstrel; Nijinsky II; Northern Dancer; Red Rum; Seattle Slew; Secretariat; Spectacular Bird; Troy; Youth; Epilogue; The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1979; A Portfolio of Races, Records and Bloodlines. Small light area of old tape glue at top/bottom edge od free endpapers. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light rubbing to panels.. First Canadian Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Illus. by Pat Bayes, Photographs..