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Keeneland's Ted Bassett

Author : James E. "Ted" Bassett
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813194083
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Keeneland's Ted Bassett written by James E. "Ted" Bassett and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the December 30, 1967, edition of the weekly Thoroughbred trade publication, the Blood-Horse, was an announcement that took up one inch of space—James E. "Ted" Bassett III had been named assistant to the president of the Keeneland Association. It was sandwiched between equally short news items about a handicapping seminar at an East Coast racetrack and a California vacation trip by a horse-owning couple. Bassett's new job, in his own words, "was not earthshaking news." More than four decades later, Ted Bassett is one of the most respected figures within the global Thoroughbred industry. He has served as Keeneland's president, chairman of the board, and trustee, playing a critical role in its ascendency as a premier Thoroughbred track and auction house. Bassett was also president of Breeders' Cup Limited during its greatest period of growth and has been a key architect in the development of the Sport of Kings as we know it today. Written in collaboration with two-time Eclipse Award–winning journalist Bill Mooney, Keeneland's Ted Bassett: My Life recounts Bassett's extraordinary journey, including his days at Kent School and Yale University, through his U.S. Marine Corps service in the Pacific theater during World War II, and as director of the Kentucky State Police during the turbulent 1960s. He helped found the College of Justice & Safety at Eastern Kentucky University, and his continuing service to the Marine Corps has gained him the highest honors accorded to a civilian. During his forty-plus years with Keeneland, Bassett has hobnobbed with hot walkers in the track kitchen, hosted the first visit by Queen Elizabeth II to a United States track, and participated in many of the most important events in the modern history of horse racing. With self-effacing humor, characteristic charm, and candor, Bassett describes his association with historic figures such as J. Edgar Hoover and Kentucky governors Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt, and John Y. Brown; and his friendships with racing personalities D. Wayne Lukas, Nick Zito, Ron McAnally, Pat Day, and Joe Hirsch. Bassett shares details about difficult corporate decisions and great racing events that only he can supply, and about the formation of Equibase, the premier data collection agency within the Thoroughbred industry. He tells about his role as an international ambassador for racing, which has made him a highly influential figure on six continents. Bassett often describes his life as a fascinating blur. That "blur" and all its unique components are brought into sharp focus in a book that is as wide-ranging as it is personal, filled with a gold mine of firsthand stories and historical details. In addition to highlighting Keeneland's reputation as the jewel of the Thoroughbred industry, Bassett chronicles the business of racing and accomplishments of many prominent people in the horse world, and elsewhere, during the twentieth century.

Never Say Die

Author : James C. Nicholson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813142016
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Never Say Die written by James C. Nicholson and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-05-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes. Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill were in attendance, along with thousands of Britons who were all convinced of the unfailing superiority of English bloodstock and eager to see a British colt take the victory. They were shocked when a Kentucky-born chestnut named Never Say Die galloped to a two-length triumph at odds of 33–1, winning Britain's greatest race and beginning an important shift in the world of Thoroughbred racing. Never Say Die traces the history of this extraordinary colt, beginning with his foaling in Lexington, Kentucky, as well as the stories of the influential individuals brought together by the horse and his victory—from the heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune to the Aga Khan. Most fascinating is the tale of Mona Best of Liverpool, England, whose well-placed bet on the long-shot Derby contender allowed her to open the Casbah Coffee Club. There, her son met musicians John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, later joining their band. Featuring a foreword by the original drummer for the Beatles, Pete Best, this remarkable book reveals how an underdog's surprise victory played a part in the formation of the most successful and influential rock band in history and made the Bluegrass region of Kentucky the center of the international Thoroughbred industry.

Sgt. Reckless

Author : Robin Hutton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621572757
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Sgt. Reckless written by Robin Hutton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller! She wasn't a horse—she was a Marine. She might not have been much to look at—a small "Mongolian mare," they called her—but she came from racing stock, and had the blood of a champion. Much more than that, Reckless became a war hero—in fact, she became a combat Marine, earning staff sergeant's stripes before her retirement to Camp Pendleton. This once famous horse, recognized as late as 1997 by Life Magazine as one of America's greatest heroes—the greatest war horse in American history, in fact—has unfortunately now been largely forgotten. But author Robin Hutton is set to change all that. Not only has she been the force behind recognizing Reckless with a monument at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and at Camp Pendleton, but she has now recorded the full story of this four-legged war hero who hauled ammunition to embattled Marines and inspired them with her relentless, and reckless, courage.

Racing for Keeneland

Author : Elizabeth Henning Sutton
Publisher : Legacy Words
ISBN 13 : 9781565660519
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Racing for Keeneland written by Elizabeth Henning Sutton and published by Legacy Words. This book was released on 1994 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After fourteen-year-old David Jackson visits his uncle at Keeneland, he becomes interested in horse-racing and gets experience working with an elderly black trainer at a local stable, triggering an incident with two stablehands and ultimately learning to race his pony Blue.

Matriarchs

Author : Edward L. Bowen
Publisher : Eclipse Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581500226
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Matriarchs written by Edward L. Bowen and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted turf authority Edward L. Bowen takes a definitive look at a select group of top American broodmares and their descendants. Among the mares profiled in this volume are the great La Troienne, Rough Shod II, Myrtlewood, Blue Delight, Grey Flight, and Missy Baba, who is the ancestor of both 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Charismatic and 1999 Belmont Stakes winner Lemon Drop Kid. Includes 32 pages of photographs plus detailed pedigrees and female lines of the featured mares.

Jockeys, Belles and Bluegrass Kings

Author : Lynn S. Renau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780964611139
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Jockeys, Belles and Bluegrass Kings written by Lynn S. Renau and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Here Comes Exterminator!

Author : Eliza McGraw
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466872721
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Here Comes Exterminator! written by Eliza McGraw and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Seabiscuit and The Eighty-Dollar Champion, Eliza McGraw tells the story of how a gangling, long-shot Kentucky Derby winner named Exterminator became one of the most beloved racehorses of all time. The father of the Kentucky Derby called him “the greatest all-around Thoroughbred in American racing history.” Sportswriter Grantland Rice simply called him “the greatest racehorse.” Here Comes Exterminator! draws readers into the golden age of racing, with all its ups and downs, the ever-involving interplay of horses and people, and the beauty, grace, fear, and hope that are a daily part of life at the track. Caught between his hotheaded millionaire owner and his knowledgeable trainer, Exterminator captured fans’ affection with his personality, consistency, athleticism, and heart. Exterminator’s staggering success would dramatically change the world of horse-racing. He challenged the notion that American horses would never live up to Europe’s meticulously charted bloodlines and became a patriotic icon of the country after World War I. And his longevity established him as one of the public’s most beloved athletes, paving the way for equine celebrities like Seabiscuit and showing Americans they could claim—and love—a famous racehorse as their own.

Head to Head

Author : Lenny Shulman
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813181283
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Head to Head written by Lenny Shulman and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Head to Head, award-winning writer Lenny Shulman offers highlights from the best interviews he has conducted throughout his twenty-year career covering Thoroughbred horse racing. In that time, he has coaxed the innermost thoughts out of the sport's most notable headline-makers. It was to Shulman that Helen "Penny" Chenery, owner of Secretariat, publicly revealed for the first time the mistakes she made with her superstar colt. Arthur Hancock III shared with him his feelings of being banished from his family's Claiborne Farm, and his pride in succeeding on his own with the great Sunday Silence. Owner Paul Reddam poured out his hopes and fears to Shulman in the hour before realizing his dream of winning the Kentucky Derby with I'll Have Another. Shulman takes readers behind the scenes with industry legends, owners, trainers, veterinarians, and celebrities -- touching on some of the greatest horses and greatest races the sport has ever seen. This engaging book serves as an important oral history of Thoroughbred horse racing as well as a guide for new generations of enthusiasts who are interested in learning from some of the sport's most successful luminaries.

Tarnished Crown

Author : Carol Flake
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarnished Crown written by Carol Flake and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Kentucky Derby, the First 100 Years

Author : Peter Chew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Kentucky Derby, the First 100 Years written by Peter Chew and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chronicle of the Horse

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronicle of the Horse written by and published by . This book was released on 1985-04 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mitch, Please!

Author : Matt Jones
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982142049
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Mitch, Please! written by Matt Jones and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From the founder of Kentucky Sports Radio and attorney Matt Jones, a withering, humorous look at how Mitch McConnell has been bad for Kentucky—and why he needs to be voted out in 2020. They say all politics is local. In 2020, Mitch McConnell will have served five full terms as a US Senator. Thirty years. The Senate Majority leader’s power is as undeniable as it is infuriating, and the people of Kentucky have had enough. Led by Matt Jones, they (and they alone) have the power to oust him from office. How did Jones, a local boy turned attorney turned sports radio host come to shine the brightest light on McConnell’s ineptitude? Simple—he knows Kentucky inside and out, and has used the state’s love of sports as an entry point for showcasing how McConnell has failed his fellow citizens both economically and socially for three decades. Entertaining, maddening, yet ultimately inspiring, these stories from Kentuckians in each of its 120 counties illustrate the Senate Majority leader’s stunning shortcomings. Jones infuses his trademark wit and wisdom throughout, while also offering a beautiful portrait of a state with arguably the most untapped potential in our country. Ultimately, the white-hot hatred for McConnell on the coasts is just white noise. Only the people of Kentucky can remove him from office. Here, Matt Jones demonstrates he has the influence, charisma, and institutional knowledge to lead the charge. He and his fellow Kentuckians have had enough—and they’re ready for a fight.

New York

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1370 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Down to the Wire

Author : Robert J. Shoop
Publisher : Russell Dean
ISBN 13 : 9781891954559
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book Down to the Wire written by Robert J. Shoop and published by Russell Dean. This book was released on 2004 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chock full of insider details to delight the race fan and drama to fire the reader's enthusiasm for the sport, this authoritative history carries rare photographs from private collections. Reveals the agonies and the ecstasies of the lives of the legends of thoroughbred racing.

The Saturday Evening Post

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The Saturday Evening Post written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Original Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac, 2005 Edition

Author : Thoroughbred Times
Publisher : Thoroughbred Times
ISBN 13 : 9781931993579
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book The Original Thoroughbred Times Racing Almanac, 2005 Edition written by Thoroughbred Times and published by Thoroughbred Times. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a fan's treasure trove of racing information featuring hundreds of pages of information on racetracks, trainers, owners and a directory on the sport's organizations.

Divide and Dissent

Author : John Ed Pearce
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813108049
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Divide and Dissent written by John Ed Pearce and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1991-07-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few men have been more important to the life of Kentucky than three of those who governed it between 1930 and 1963 -- Albert B. Chandler, Earle C. Clements, and Bert T. Combs. While reams of newspaper copy have been written about them, the historical record offers little to mark their roles in the drama of Kentucky and the nation. In this authoritative and sometimes intimate view of Bluegrass State politics and government at ground level, John Ed Pearce -- one of Kentucky's favorite writers -- helps fill this gap. In half a century as a close observer of Kentucky politics -- as reporter, editorial writer, and columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal -- Pearce has seen the full spectacle. He watched "Happy" Chandler vault into national prominence with his flamboyant campaign style. He was shaken by Earle Clements for asking an awkward question. He joined in the laughter when a striptease artist was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel during the Combs administration. And he watched as the successive governors struggled to move the state forward, each in his own way. Yet this is more than a newsman's account of events. Pearce probes for the roots of the troubles that have slowed Kentucky's progress. He traces the divisions that have plagued the state for almost two centuries, divisions springing from the nature of Kentucky's beginnings. He studies the lack of leadership that has hampered the always dominant Democratic party and the bitter factionalism that has kept the party from developing a cohesive philosophy. When the candidate of one faction has taken office, he shows, the losing faction has usually made political hay by bolting to the opposition party or torpedoing the governor's efforts in the legislature instead of uniting behind a progressive party program. The outcome of such long-term factionalism is a state that must now run fast to catch up.