What makes a champion? Ancestry, offers bestselling author and confidant to E.P. Taylor, most successful breeder of Thoroughbreds in modern history. Readers will discover a series of extraordinary genetic streams - from their turbulent sources to the mighty force they exert on today’s champions. Envision Burkes Peerage, or ancestry.com for horses. Nimble story-telling weaves the colourful history of horse racing with the science of genetics. The result is a riveting tale of passion, obsession, intrigue, perseverance, and one gun fight.