Sydney: The Thoroughbred Press, Date: 1977. 8vo, 678 pp, 8 pp colour plates, tables, appendix, index. Trace of old sticker and erasure mark by upper corner front free endpaper. Original blue cloth, gilt spine titles. Very Good. The earlier part of the book contains breeding and racing details of each individual champion racehorse studied, 100 from Australia and 50 from New Zealand, and only of the 20th century. There is a small section on the champions of the 19th century in which brief racing and breeding details are given. Lives of champion racehorses and their relatives are traced in detail.. First edition.. Hardcover. Very Good. 1977. The Thoroughbred Press ISBN 0908133006 9780908133000 [AU]