1955 Toronto booklet Twelfth Annual Yearling Sale Woodbine Race Course

1955 booklet listing information on 52 thoroughbred yearlings for sale. President of Canadian Thoroughbred Society is famed industrialist and horse breeder E.P. Taylor.

Also included is a 4-page booklet with information on upcoming Yearling and Breeding Stock sale on September 19th 1955.

Font cover signed by owner “Barbara Bonnell”. What is of more interest is that this person listed the sell prices and the buyers for most of the horses. Buyers include Larkin Maloney & Conn Smythe (‘Chestnut Filly’ $10,300),Sam Cosentino (jockey?), Kingsfield Farms, Jack Stafford, …  

• List of management of Fasig-Tipton Co. (NYC)
• List of directors of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, including President E.P. Taylor
• Conditions of Sale
• Reference sires (8 pages)

For each of the 52 horses, summary description (races won, etc.), list of 1^st dam, 2^nd Dam, 3^rd dam… 

70 pagers + covers

Covers stained. some pages toned

7 ¾" x 5"