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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Federico Tesio

Federico Tesio was an Italian breeder of Thoroughbreds for horse racing. He has been called "the only genius ever to operate in the breeding world" and "the greatest single figure in the history of Italian racing".

January 17, 1869 - May 22, 1954
A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character. — © Federico Tesio
A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character.
The Thoroughbred exists because its selection has depended, not on experts, technicians, or zoologists, but on a piece of wood: the winning post of the Epsom Derby. If you base your criteria on anything else, you will get something else, not the Thoroughbred.
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