Matriarchs

Download or read book Matriarchs written by Edward L. Bowen and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted turf authority Edward L. Bowen takes a definitive look at a select group of top American broodmares and their descendants. Among the mares profiled in this volume are the great La Troienne, Rough Shod II, Myrtlewood, Blue Delight, Grey Flight, and Missy Baba, who is the ancestor of both 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Charismatic and 1999 Belmont Stakes winner Lemon Drop Kid. Includes 32 pages of photographs plus detailed pedigrees and female lines of the featured mares.