Praise for Best of the Widener Collection
"The photographs are beautiful and really capture the essence of horse racing during the time period, particularly what life was like on the backstretch."
"The photography in this collection is both a haunting and evocative representation of American racing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
"Equine greats such as Domino and Beldame, along with owners and breeders like August Belmont and James R. Keene, are pictured in this book.
"Virtually every cultural and historical aspect of thoroughbred racing is on display in this publication. Eclipse Press selected 150 pictures by photographer John C. Hemment that belonged to the late Joseph E. Widener, one of America's greatest owners and breeders, and was a founder of Hialeah Park."