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Eclipse: The Horse That Changed Racing History Forever Clee, Nicholas

Watching Eclipse is the man who wants to buy him An adventurer and rogue who has made his money through gambling, Dennis OKelly is also a known companion to the madam of a notorious London brothel Under OKellys management, Eclipse would go on a winning streak unparalleled for the next two centuries As journalist Nicholas Clee explores in this captivating romp, while OKelly was destined to remain an outcast to the racing establishment, his horse would go on to become the undisputed, undefeated champion of the sport Not only a consummate winner, Eclipse exemplified the perfect thoroughbred a status he retains even today Eclipses maleline descendants include Secretariat, Barbaro, and all but three of the Kentucky Derby winners of the past fifty years