Word: bloodstock
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...seamy, ruthless world of horseflesh peddlers. His laconic hero, Jonah Dereham, an ex-jock turned agent, refuses to play along with a ring of crooked horse traders. A loner, like most of Francis' characters, Dereham learns the hard way that "all's fair in love, war and bloodstock": he is savagely beaten, pitchforked within an inch of his life and has his house set afire. Francis resolves most of Dereham's tribulations-including a boozy brother who lives with him and a spiffy blonde who will not-in a dénouement that provides enough excitement...
...with Mrs. Marion duPont Scott the victor: price, $235,000. While the auctions offer a newcomer like Taub a way to break into racing, most of the Saratoga yearlings are sold to barely more than a hundred regular customers -owners with established stables and breeders looking to diversify their bloodstock...