Sharp straight copy in taupe linen cloth boards with blue titles and horse illustration on cover, spine slightly darkened but title legible. 245pp, pictorial endpapers. A compilation of stories by various authors and trainers of the day. Chapters include: The Role of Racing by Tom R. Underwood/ Racing as a Sport by Robert F. Kelley/ Racing as a Business by Alexander M. Robb/ The Breeding Background by J. A. Estes/ The Horse Farms by Fred A Purner, Tom R. Underwood and Humphrey Finney/ The Yearling Sales by Nelson Dunstan/ Training the Horse by Joe H. Palmer/ Running of the Race by Neville Dunn/ Handicapping by Everett A. Clay/ Races That Are Remembered by Edgar G. Horn/ The Specialists by Frank Graham/ American Race Tracks and the TRA by John I. Day/ The Official Family by Quinn Evans and Nelson Dunstan/ The Jockey Club by Robert F. Kelley/ State Racing Commissions by Tom R. Underwood/ Racing's War Donations by Quinn Evans and Nelson Dunstan/ The Pari-Mutuels by Alexander M. Robb/ Raci