Eclipse By Nicholas Clee
Eclipse - the story of the rogue, the madam and the horse that changed racing. Nicholas Clee has combined the story of Eclipse's racing and breeding career with the lives of those who bred and owned this champion horse, a crowd who were racy in every conceivable sense! See below...
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Eclipse – The Story Of The Rogue, The Madam And The Horse That Changed Racing
Nicholas Clee has combined the story of Eclipse's racing and breeding career with the lives of those who bred and owned this champion horse, a crowd who were racy in every conceivable sense.
- 95 per cent of all thoroughbred racehorses are directly descended from this one animal, including Arkle, Nijinsky and Copenhagen upon whom the Duke of Wellington perched at the Battle of Waterloo
- Eclipse was feted by princes and painted by the finest artists of his day
- after an exemplary racing career Eclipse enjoyed a retirement that was as productive as it must have been enjoyable.





