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Fast Horses: The Racehorse in Health, Disease and Afterlife, 1800 - 1920
| Contributor(s):: Esther Harper
Sports historians have identified the 19th century as a period of significant change in the sport of horseracing, during which it evolved from a sporting pastime of the landed gentry into an industry, and came under increased regulatory control from the Jockey Club. Although racehorses were the...
