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Autor:
Avalyn Hunter
On the morning of May 18, 1924, households across America opened their newspapers to the headline:'Derby Winner Property of Indian Woman.'The woman in question was Rosa Magnet Hoots, a member of the Oklahoma Osage Nation. The horse, draped in the ico
Autor:
Natalie A. Zacek
From the colonial era to the beginning of the twentieth century, horse racing was by far the most popular sport in America. Great numbers of Americans and overseas visitors flocked to the nation's tracks, and others avidly followed the sport in both
'To understand the Kentucky Derby is to understand the contemporary American spirit.'One hundred and fifty years have passed since the Thoroughbreds of the inaugural Kentucky Derby sprang from the starting gate to race beneath the iconic Twin Spires
Autor:
Edward L. Bowen
In more than a century of American Thoroughbred racing, only thirteen horses have won the Triple Crown (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, all won in the same season). Veteran turf writer and racing historian Edward L.
Autor:
Bill Christine
Bill Hartack won the Kentucky Derby five times, and seemed to hate every moment.'If only Bill could have gotten along with people the way he got along with horses,'a trainer said. His impoverished upbringing didn't help: his mother was killed in an a
Autor:
Milton C. Toby
In the months leading up to the 1971 Kentucky Derby, Canonero II was an unknown horse with a Venezuelan trainer who spoke only Spanish. The Derby'experts'laughed when an exercise boy rode the horse out on the track with no saddle or stirrups. But the
Autor:
Richard Sowers
This is the definitive history of thoroughbred racing's three premier events, which have never before been explored in such detail. This book gives the history of America's classic races from the inaugural Belmont Stakes in 1867 through 2013, identif
Autor:
Kevin Chong
In every sport there are a select few competitors that come to define the excellence that all others must forever aspire to. In “the sport of kings,” there is one that stands alone. Northern Dancer is not only a Canadian legend, but the corner