American Stud Book

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Volume Two of the American Stud Book compiled by Sanders Bruce and published in 1873
Volume Two of the American Stud Book compiled by Sanders Bruce and published in 1873

The American Stud Book is the stud book for the Thoroughbred horse in the United States. It was founded by Sanders Bruce, with assistance from his brother B. G. Bruce.[1] In 1896, The Jockey Club bought out Bruce and assumed publication of the book, which it has continued to the present.[2]

It was first published, as volume one, in 1868, covering the first part of the alphabet from A to K. In 1873, a revised volume one and a second volume were published, with the new volume one covering A through L.[3] Bruce continued publishing the volumes, but a fire in his offices right before volume five was published put him in financial difficulty, and he then entered into a legal fight with The Jockey Club over the right to publish the American Stud Book, which was finally settled in 1896 when The Jockey Club bought the American Stud Book from Bruce for $35,000.[4]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Montgomery The Thoroughbred p. 162
  2. ^ Montgomery The Thoroughbred p. 174
  3. ^ Harrison Background of the American Stud Book p. 56-57
  4. ^ Harrison Background of the American Stud Book p. 58-59

[edit] References

  • Harrison, Fairfax The Background of the American Stud Book Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press 1933
  • Montgomery, E. S. The Thoroughbred New York: Arco Publishing Fourth Printing 1980 ISBN 0-668-02824-6

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