About the Author

Dr Matthew Binns is founder of the successful genetics research team that played a major role improving our knowledge of the genetic architecture of the horse; the equine genome project. He has published more than 150 scientific papers in peer-review journals.


Tony Morris has been writing about horseracing and breeding for nearly fifty years. He contributes to publications worldwide. A past council member of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Associations, he was England's Racing Journalist of the Year in 1990.