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Author : Colette Read
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780994640819
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Win the Tim Tam written by Colette Read and published by . This book was released on 2016-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bill Christine
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476663629
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Bill Hartack written by Bill Christine and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 automobile accident; the family home burned down; his father was murdered by a girlfriend; and he was estranged from his sisters for most of his life. Larry King, his friend, said it was just as well Hartack never married, because it wouldn't have lasted. Hartack was one of racing's most accomplished jockeys. But he was an inveterate grouch and gave the press a hard time. At 26, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Whenever the media tried to bury him, he would win another Derby. At the end of his life, he was found alone in a cabin in the Texas hinterlands. Drawn from dozens of interviews and conversations with family members, friends and enemies, this book provides a full account of Hartack's turbulent life.
Author : Richard Stone
Publisher : Eclipse Press
ISBN 13 : 1581501226
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Belmont Park written by Richard Stone and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-renowned equine artist Richard Stone Reeves celebrates the 100th anniversary of Belmont Park iwth portraits and essays of seventy champion racehorses.
Author : Bolus, Jim
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455611034
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Remembering the Derby written by Bolus, Jim and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ann Hagedorn Auerbach
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805042429
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Wild Ride written by Ann Hagedorn Auerbach and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-12-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild Ride is ... [an] investigation of the fast-track, multibillion-dollar thoroughbred industry racing what the New York Yankees are to baseball- a sporty dynasty. From Library Journal.
Author : Phil Georgeff
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 0878332642
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (783 download)
Download or read book And They're Off! written by Phil Georgeff and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2002-05-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "The Voice of Chicago Racing," holds the world record for calling the most horse races—an astounding 96,131. During his fifty years in the sport, Georgeff brushed shoulders with every great jockey and saw just about every great horse, from 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation to 1973's Secretariat. Part memoir, part historical analysis, and part nostalgic remembrance, this book is the quintessential guide to the history of thoroughbred racing in the twentieth century.
Author : Victoria M. Howard
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1524659029
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Kentucky Horse Park written by Victoria M. Howard and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky Horse Park: Paradise Found is the first complete book written on the #1 horse sanctuary in the United StatesKentucky Horse Park. Ms. Howard takes you behind the scenes as you meet and discover the dozens of unique breeds of horses that call Kentucky Horse Park home. From the most popular, the Arabian, to the rarest breed, the Marwari, you will discover where and when each breed originated. Also included is an invaluable, superb photo gallery. This book is bound to become a collectors item passed from generation to generation. Kentucky Horse Park has won an Equus Film Festival Award in New York.
Author : Alan Shuback
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813178304
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Hollywood at the Races written by Alan Shuback and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An informative and amusing look at the close relationship between Golden Age Hollywood and West Coast horse racing. A fascinating read.” —Christina Rice, author of Mean . . . Moody . . . Magnificent! Horse racing was so popular and influential between 1930 and 1960 that nearly 150 racing themed films were released, including A Day at the Races, Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry, and National Velvet. This fast-paced, gossipy history explores the relationship between the Hollywood film industry, the horse racing industry, and the extraordinary participation of producers, directors, and actors in the Sport of Kings. Alan Shuback details how all three of Southern California’s major racetracks were founded by Hollywood luminaries: Hal Roach was cofounder of Santa Anita Park, Bing Crosby founded Del Mar with help from Pat O’Brien, and Jack and Harry Warner founded Hollywood Park with help from dozens of people in the film community. The races also provided a social and sporting outlet for the film community—studios encouraged film stars to spend a day at the races, especially when a new film was being released. The stars’ presence at the track generated a bevy of attention from eager photographers and movie columnists, as well as free publicity for their new films. Moreover, Louis B. Mayer, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Betty Grable, and Don Ameche were all major Thoroughbred owners, while Mickey Rooney, Chico Marx, and John Huston were notorious for their unsuccessful forays to the betting windows. “The more entertaining vignettes pair the names of old-time screen stars with ribald tales of racetrack depravity.” —Thoroughbred Daily News
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Sports Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 1322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven A. Riess
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317459466
Total Pages : 2636 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia written by Steven A. Riess and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 2636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique new reference work, this encyclopedia presents a social, cultural, and economic history of American sports from hunting, bowling, and skating in the sixteenth century to televised professional sports and the X Games today. Nearly 400 articles examine historical and cultural aspects of leagues, teams, institutions, major competitions, the media and other related industries, as well as legal and social issues, economic factors, ethnic and racial participation, and the growth of institutions and venues. Also included are biographical entries on notable individuals—not just outstanding athletes, but owners and promoters, journalists and broadcasters, and innovators of other kinds—along with in-depth entries on the history of major and minor sports from air racing and archery to wrestling and yachting. A detailed chronology, master bibliography, and directory of institutions, organizations, and governing bodies—plus more than 100 vintage and contemporary photographs—round out the coverage.
Author : Mike Resnick
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1592241603
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (922 download)
Download or read book Resnick at Large written by Mike Resnick and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 61 essays and articles include Mike Resnick's work for galaxyonline.com, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, book introductions, and much, much more! Features an introduction by Robert J. Sawyer
Author : Avalyn Hunter
Publisher : Eclipse Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581500950
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (9 download)
Download or read book American Classic Pedigrees (1914-2002) written by Avalyn Hunter and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a monumental and important work for the Thoroughbred industry, author and pedigree researcher Avalyn Hunter provides extensive pedigree analysis of every American classic race winner from 1914 through 2002.
Author : Marvin Drager
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 163319468X
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (331 download)
Download or read book Most Glorious Crown written by Marvin Drager and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive work on this rare coronation, this book delves into the history, personalities, and subplots of each of the 12 Triple Crown champions. From Sir Barton in 1919 through American Pharaoh in 2015, each Triple Crown winner has exhibited a true personality and charisma befitting of super stardom and renowned author Marvin Drager's prose brings to life these 12 remarkable stories. The Most Glorious Crown is a unique and fascinating inspection of each champion, their jockeys, owners, and trainers, as well as a riveting account of each race and the events leading up to each historic event. This magnificent oversized book includes more than 150 archival, authentic black-and-white photographs of each thoroughbred throughout different stages of its career. It also includes actual racing forms from each race for the Triple Crown. This new, updated edition features chapters on the 37 year gap between Triple Crown winners and 2015 champion American Pharaoh.
Author : Forrest Church
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807097144
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Love & Death written by Forrest Church and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearing his final days, a beloved Unitarian minister meditates on life, love, and death: “The goal is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for.” On a February day in 2008, Forrest Church sent a letter to the members of his congregation, informing them that he had terminal cancer; his life would now be measured in months, not years. He went on to promise that he would sum up his thoughts on the topics that had been so pervasive in his work—love and death—in a final book. Church has been justly celebrated as a writer of American history, but his works of spiritual guidance have been especially valued for their insight and inspiration. As a minister, Church defined religion as "our human response to the dual reality of being alive and having to die." The goal of life, he tells us "is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for." Love & Death is imbued with ideas and exemplars for achieving that goal, and the stories he offers—all drawn from his own experiences and from the lives of his friends, family, and parishioners—are both engrossing and enlightening. Forrest Church's final work may be his most lasting gift to his readers.
Author : Avalyn Hunter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 1985900351
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (859 download)
Download or read book The Kentucky Oaks written by Avalyn Hunter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Thoroughbred race in the state of Kentucky holds a more hallowed place in the national and international consciousness than the Kentucky Derby. Its fame is richly deserved, yet there are other equally important and historic races whose significance deserves a larger share of the spotlight—none more so than the Derby's sister race, the Kentucky Oaks. Inaugurated on May 19, 1875—just two days after the first Kentucky Derby—and run annually at Churchill Downs since then, the Kentucky Oaks is America's most prestigious race for three-year-old fillies and the second-oldest continuously run horse race in North America. Always cherished by horsemen as a test for the future mothers of the Thoroughbred, the Oaks has in recent years become a major charity and fashion gala in addition to its significance as a sporting event. Yet, although multiple books have been published about the Kentucky Derby, popular and academic historians alike have largely overlooked the Oaks. In The Kentucky Oaks: 150 Years of Running for the Lilies, author Avalyn Hunter sets out to recover the history of one of the most watched and highly attended events in Thoroughbred racing. Beginning with Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr.'s creation of a race designed to parallel England's historic Oaks Stakes, Hunter traces the evolution of the Kentucky Oaks through the stories of the men, women, and fillies that have made the Kentucky Oaks a symbol for women's growing participation in the sport at all levels.
Author : Timothy T. Capps
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149307895X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Secretariat written by Timothy T. Capps and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A half-century after his amazing Triple Crown sweep, Secretariat remains the burnished icon that captured the public's imagination like no other horse. His chestnut coat glistening and his powerful muscles rippling, he stormed home by an astounding thirty-one lengths to win the 1973 Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown as thousands of fans watched in awe. The most charismatic horse of the modern era, Secretariat graced the covers of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated and galvanized a public weary of Watergate and the Vietnam War. Timothy Capps tells the riveting story of Secretariat from the champion’s birth at Meadow Stable in Virginia and his tutelage under renowned trainer Lucien Laurin, to his great victories with jockey Ron Turcotte and his life after the racetrack.
Author : Lucy Heckman
Publisher : Eclipse Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581501117
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Damascus written by Lucy Heckman and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Damascus ranked as one of the superstars of the memorable era of horse racing in the late 1960s. He thrilled fans with his trademark sweeping move on the far turn and relentless stretch run that left his opponents floundering. Trained by the legendary Frank Whiteley and ridden regularly by Hall of Famer Bill Shoemaker, Damascus earned his place in history by defeating champions Dr. Fager and Buckpasser in the 1967 Woodward Stakes, known as the Race of the Century.
