Michael Church has a worldwide reputation as an authority on the history of Thoroughbred breeding. Apart from his lineage chart compilations of the Derby, 2,000 Guineas and Champion Sires, he has also written a dozen books, including the highly acclaimed, The Classic Pedigree, Dams of Classic Winners, and The Derby Stakes.
Eleanor – Derby & Oaks winner 1801
Eleanor – Derby & Oaks winner 1801
Eleanor, one of the first great race-mares, was owned and bred by
Sir Charles Bunbury, trained by Jem Frost and ridden by John Saunders.