Part I. Roots -- "The most esteemed race amongst the Arrabs both by Syre and Dam" -- "The cross strains now in being are without end" -- A groom with a view -- A day at the races: Outwood Racecourse, Wakefield, 4 September 1745 -- "He won as many hearts in Newmarket as he lost in Scotland" -- Part II. Rakes -- "Eclipse first, the rest nowhere" -- Breeding discontent -- The way ahead -- A day at the races: Epsom, 16 May 1793 -- The regeneration gap -- Part III. Ringers and wrong 'uns -- Nobblers, broken heads and the "artful dodger of the corps" -- The west awake -- "I see a rum set in my day...But these beat all calculation" -- A day at the races: Doncaster, 17 September 1845 -- "Mr Palmer passes me five times in five minutes" -- Part IV. Age of the iron horse -- Full steam ahead -- Old sweats and new money -- A day at the races: Epsom, 20 May 1863 -- "She is my brood mare. the others are my hacks" -- A day at the races: Alexandra Palace, 1 July 1868 -- "The lad rode as well as any could" -- Part V. The fast set -- "My God, Berkeley, this is too hot!" -- A day at the races: Ascot, 17 June 1897 -- "He is far ahead of the lot, even with all his faults" -- Jewels in the crown -- Part VI. War horses -- "All their young men are killed" -- A day at the races: Epsom, 6 June 1923 -- "I have no method. Method is imitation. I invent." -- Part VII. Raising the stakes -- "Chuck, what I tol' you?" -- A day at the races: Churchill Downs, 2 May 1964 -- "Bang him on the nose early, Bobby. Make his eyes water." -- "They'd run through a wall for you." -- "I'd e surprised if there's ever been a better horse.".
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