The Blood-Horse Authoritative Guide To Auctions

Bookwatch, The, Oct, 2004

The Blood-Horse Authoritative Guide

To Auctions

Eclipse Press

1736 Alexandria Drive

Lexington, KY 40504

www.ThoroughbredLegends.com

1581501099 $16.95 eclipsepress.com

Prepared by the staff and correspondents of Blood-Horse Publications, The Blood-Horse Authoritative Guide To Auctions is a superbly organized and presented instructional manual that anyone contemplating the purchase of a thoroughbred horse simply must read before investing their time and money. Readers will learn what thoroughbred horses cost, what the conditions of sale mean, how to read a catalog page, the role veterinarians play, how buyers can protect themselves, and much more. In addition to general guidelines for successfully buying a thoroughbred, notes on some of the most famous and successful thoroughbreds ever sold, and an extensive glossary, The Blood-Horse Authoritative Guide To Auctions is packed with maps and travel tips for lodging and dining when venturing out to a number of high-profile thoroughbred sales companies. An absolute "must-have" for anyone seriously interested in owning a racehorse.