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HE OFFICIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THOROUGHBRED RACING
The American Racing Manual 2013 Edited By Paula Welch-Prather

1,928 pages
Publisher: DRF Press
Pub Date: May 2013

Once again, The American Racing Manual 2013 sets the standard for providing complete and thorough Thoroughbred statistical data. Now in its 117th year of publication, the ARM continues to cover the major statistical happenings of the racing industry directly from America’s leading and most reliable turf authority: Daily Racing Form. Whether you’re an active horseplayer, Thoroughbred fan, or work or participate in the industry, you’ll find everything you need to know about Thoroughbred racing in this new 2013 volume.

A COMPLETE RECAP OF 2012:

• Beyer pars for all North American tracks - NEW FEATURE!
• Comprehensive Beyer Speed Figures back to 1992
• All graded stakes charts for 2012
• Past Performances for all graded stakes winners
• Records for every Thoroughbred race horse, trainer and jockey in 2012
• Recap for every stakes run in 2012
• Directory of all North American racetracks, with track diagrams
• Special statistical sections for Triple Crown races
• Complete graded stakes histories

Other Features:

• Eclipse Award vote totals
• Leader, money won by age, 2012
• Leader, races won by age, 2012
• The year in review in domestic and foreign racing breeding and the Thoroughbred industry
• Thesaurus of American Graded Stakes
• Annual statistics
• Annual foal registrations
• Annual leading sires of sales yearlings (1940-2012)
• Leading sire of sales yearlings by average price
• Annual top-priced North American yearlings (1940-2012)
• Fastest times during 2011 by age (2, 3, 4+) and gender (male/female)
• Betting Percentage Table
• Canadian champions (DRF – 1951-1974, Sovereign – 1975-2012)
• “Synth” designations on the race headers in stakes histories

Praise for The American Racing Manual 2013
"The American Racing Manual is an extraordinary comprehensive resource, offering a wealth of information on every aspect of Thoroughbred racing. For racing professionals and devoted fans alike, this book is indispensable."
Laura Hillenbrand
Author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend

"The American Racing Manual has done wonders for my back. One manual takes the place of 40 pounds of other reference books that I would otherwise need to cram into my travel bag."
Randy Moss
ESPN Racing analyst

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