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Jockey

Author : Scott A. Gruender
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786428198
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Jockey written by Scott A. Gruender and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-12-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a jockey is more than a career, it's a way of life. The glitz and glamour of the show may belie all the time and effort that goes into it, but the life of a jockey entails a great deal of risk, personal sacrifice and hardship. Often viewed as second-rate athletes, partly because of their small size, these riders are in actuality some of the toughest men in the athletic world. Pound for pound, they are unmatched in physical prowess. Controlling and guiding large thoroughbreds requires a great deal of strength and skill. In addition, there is little room for error during the close-run, high-speed races where the necessity of implementing a winning strategy makes the sport mentally as well as physically taxing. This volume provides an in-depth look at the self-employed, independent contractor known as the jockey and the all-encompassing culture of the race track he calls home. The book details the qualities and abilities of the successful jockey, the transitory nature of horse racing, the jockey's constant battle regarding weight, the financial motivation of the sport and the close-knit nature of the profession. Interviews with over 100 jockeys including Hall of Famers Pat Day, Earlie Fires and Russell Baze, add a personal focus and give the reader an inside glimpse into the world of horse racing. The last chapter includes brief biographical sketches of the most influential riders from the last 50 years.

Perfect Timing

Author : Patsi B. Trollinger
Publisher : Viking Juvenile
ISBN 13 : 9780670060832
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Perfect Timing written by Patsi B. Trollinger and published by Viking Juvenile. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With stunningly vibrant illustrations by Coretta Scott King Awardwinner Jerome Lagarrigue, Perfect Timing tells the story of Isaac Murphy, the grandson of slaves who escaped a life of labor and poverty by turning a chance offer to ride a horse into one of the most successful jockey careers in the history of racing. Many of Isaac's records remain unbroken today. Filled with paintings that capture the excitement, tension, and movement of a horse race, Perfect Timing is a winning combination of sports, biography, and the inspiring story of an African American who made racing history.

Top 10 Jockeys

Author : Betsy Kuhn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780766011304
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Top 10 Jockeys written by Betsy Kuhn and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a thoroughbred jockey is an exciting and dangerous profession, and the jockeys profiled in this book have proven to be fearless. Legends such as Isaac Murphy and Bill Shoemaker allowed the sport to grow. Today's stars, such as Jerry Bailey and Gary Stevens, have continued to captivate spectators with their fantastic finishes. Also featured are Eddie Arcaro, Steve Cauthen, Angel Cordero, Jr., Pat Day, Kent Desormeaux, and Julie Krone.

Great Women in the Sport of Kings

Author : Scooter Toby Davidson
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815605652
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Great Women in the Sport of Kings written by Scooter Toby Davidson and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it has only been thirty years since the first female jockey rode onto the then male only turf of thoroughbred horse racing, they have since made their mark on the racetrack and in the winner's circle. Great Women in the Sport of Kings, the first book to consider the phenomenon of female jockeys, takes an indepth look at their lives. Through the oral histories of ten top female jockeys, the authors offer intimate portraits of how they overcame personal and professional obstacles to rise to the top of thoroughbred horse racing. In her Introduction, women's sports historian Mary Jo Festle explores the larger issues of women in sport, sexism in horse racing, the struggles female jockeys face, and the significance of their success. The jockey's include: Diane Nelson, Julie Krone, Paula Keim-Bruno, Jill Jellison, Gwen Jackson, Darci Rice, Rosemary Homiester, Jr., Donna Barton, Kristi Chapman, and Dodi Duys.

My Guy Barbaro

Author : Edgar Prado
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061737178
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book My Guy Barbaro written by Edgar Prado and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006. Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by the largest margin of victory in sixty years, stirring talk of a possible Triple Crown. But in the opening yards of the Preakness Stakes two weeks later, the magnificent animal suffered a catastrophic leg injury that ended his un-defeated career and left him fighting for his life. One of the world's top jockeys, Edgar Prado rode Barbaro to glory and then stood beside him for months as the horse valiantly struggled to survive. My Guy Barbaro is the true story of the dream that carried Prado from an impoverished childhood in Lima, Peru, to the winner's circles of the world's greatest racetracks—and is the heartwarming account of his love for a beautiful, talented, irreplaceable teammate.

Form

Author : Kieren Fallon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471166538
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Form written by Kieren Fallon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR Kieren Fallon was one of the world’s greatest jockeys, but his career was littered with controversial incidents. Now, in his powerful and honest autobiography, he tells all. 'The most eagerly anticipated racing autobiography for many years' Greg Wood, Guardian As a jockey, Kieren Fallon had a unique rapport with his horses, often coaxing them to victory when others had struggled. His skill and commitment made him a punter’s favourite. His magnificent record, which saw him crowned Champion Jockey on six occasions, ensured he became one of racing’s biggest stars. But that was only ever part of the story. Having come over to the UK from Ireland to make his name, Fallon’s combative nature brought him to the attention of the racing authorities. When he dragged a rival jockey off his mount in 1994, he began a series of run-ins that would eventually see him on trial in the Old Bailey, accused of race fixing. Although the judge eventually ruled that there was no case to answer, the damage to his career and reputation had been done. In Form, Kieren Fallon provides a searingly honest account of his life, and the pressures he faced to get to the top of his sport, where winning was never enough, and where relaxation came in the shape of a bottle of vodka or a meal that had to be ‘flipped’ immediately to ensure he maintained his weight. He worked with some of the best trainers and won all the biggest races, but true happiness only ever really came to him when he was on the back of a horse – a joy that he still feels now that he has retired from racing as he rides work early in the morning. Brutally honest as well as entertaining, this is a unique sporting memoir.

Bill Hartack

Author : Bill Christine
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476663629
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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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.

Greatest Horse Jockeys to Ever Race: Top 100

Author : Alex Trost
Publisher : A&V
ISBN 13 : 1490588108
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Greatest Horse Jockeys to Ever Race: Top 100 written by Alex Trost and published by A&V. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a journey that will take you through this amazing obok, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Writing this book did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and foundation before the book was even started. This book was created to inform, entertain and maybe even test your knowledge. By the time you finish reading this book you will want to share it with others.

Wink

Author : Edward Hotaling
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071418628
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Wink written by Edward Hotaling and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid portrait of African-American jockey Jimmy Winkfield who, after winning his second consecutive Kentucky Derby in 1902, was banned from racing in the United States, but went on to have a successful career in Europe.

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition

Author : Joel Whitburn
Publisher : Billboard Books
ISBN 13 : 0823085546
Total Pages : 914 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition written by Joel Whitburn and published by Billboard Books. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Reference Guide to America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists Spanning More than Fifty Years of Music Beginning with Bill Haley & His Comets’ seminal “Rock Around the Clock” all the way up to Lady Gaga and her glammed-out “Poker face,” this updated and unparalleled resource contains the most complete chart information on every artist and song to hit Billboard’s Top 40 pop singles chart all the way back to 1955. Inside, you’ll find all of the biggest-selling, most-played hits for the past six decades. Each alphabetized artist entry includes biographical info, the date their single reached the Top 40, the song’s highest position, and the number of weeks on the charts, as well as the original record label and catalog number. Other sections—such as “Record Holders,” “Top Artists by Decade,” and “#1 Singles 1955-2009”—make The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits the handiest and most indispensable music reference for record collectors, trivia enthusiasts, industry professionals and pop music fans alike. Did you know? • Beyoncé’s 2003 hit “Crazy in Love” spent 24 weeks in the Top 40 and eight of them in the #1 spot. • Billy Idol has had a total of nine Top 40 hits over his career, the last being “Cradle of Love” in 1990. • Of Madonna’s twelve #1 hits, her 1994 single “Take a Bow” held the spot the longest, for seven weeks—one week longer than her 1984 smash “Like a Virgin.” • Marvin Gaye’s song “Sexual Healing” spent 15 weeks at #3 in 1982, while the same song was #1 on the R&B chart for 10 weeks. • Male vocal group Boyz II Men had three of the biggest chart hits of all time during the 1990s. • The Grateful Dead finally enjoyed a Top 10 single in 1987 after 20 years of touring. • Janet Jackson has scored an impressive 39 Top 40 hits—one more than her megastar brother Michael!

Ride of Their Lives

Author : Lenny Shulman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149306889X
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Ride of Their Lives written by Lenny Shulman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jockeys perform the most perilous job in sports yet are among the most underrated athletes in the world. They put their lives on the line every time they get on a horse, often riding seven or eight horses a day, five days a week. Most must diet to keep their weight at levels lower than the average twelve-year-old boy, yet they need immense strength to control thousand-pound Thoroughbreds. A select group of riders has risen to the top of their sport, sought after by racing's leading owners and trainers and paired with the sport's greatest equine stars. In Ride of Their Lives, Lenny Shulman profiles riders whose love of racing and desire to win have propelled them to the top echelon their profession. Pat Day, Gary Stephens, Jerry Bailey, Corey Nakatani, and Laffit Pincay, Jr. are among the jockeys who share their stories of how they became race riders and what it is like to deal with the pressures of riding fragile, willful racehorses at top speeds day in and day out. They also tell what it is like to win the Kentucky Derby and just miss capturing the Triple Crown. In this updated edition, Shulman profiles Kendrick Carmouche, who had five straight seasons with more than 200 victories and in 2021 became the first Black jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby in seven years.

The Racing World and Its Inhabitants

Author : Alfred Edward Thomas Watson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Racing World and Its Inhabitants written by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Grand National

Author : Anne Holland
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1474612008
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book The Grand National written by Anne Holland and published by Orion. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and thirty challenging fences. In 1839 the first winner was aptly named Lottery. Back then, huge crowds rode to Aintree by horseback, in carriages, carts or on foot. Today the Grand National is probably the world's most famous horse race, with a global television audience of some 600 million in 140 countries. This richly informed book focuses on the race's various record-breakers, rather than being a purely chronological history of this greatest of all steeplechases. Many records have stood the test of time: in 2019, Tiger Roll's second consecutive victory was the first time that the feat had been achieved since Red Rum in 1973-74. Anne Holland's authoritative history celebrates one of the world's greatest sporting spectacles. 'A well-organised and cheerily anecdotal volume' Spectator

Perfect Timing

Author : Patsi Trollinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780979343124
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Perfect Timing written by Patsi Trollinger and published by . This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See how one offer to ride a horse changed Isaac Murphy's life and gave him the chance to become one of the greatest jockeys of all time.

Racing with My Shadow

Author : Karen Rogers
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781542593366
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Racing with My Shadow written by Karen Rogers and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gripping autobiography about the personal and professional life of one of the first successful female jockeys takes the reader on a wild ride of both tragedy and triumph. Experience the highs and lows in the life of a leading jockey as well as understand the pain and despair of a dysfunctional childhood and the addictions and toxic relationships it fosters. This psychological journey, which is fast-paced, captivating, honest, and entertaining, inspires hope for those who have endured a difficult past.

Sports around the World [4 volumes]

Author : John Nauright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 159884301X
Total Pages : 2056 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Sports around the World [4 volumes] written by John Nauright and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 2056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice provides a unique, global overview of sports and sports cultures. Unlike most works of this type, this book provides both essays that examine general topics, such as globalization and sport, international relations and sport, and tourism and sport, as well as essays on sports history, culture, and practice in world regions—for example, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Oceania—in order to provide a more global perspective. These essays are followed by entries on specific sports, world athletes, stadiums and arenas, famous games and matches, and major controversies. Spanning topics as varied as modern professional cycling to the fictional movie Rocky to the deadly ball game of the ancient Mayans, the first three volumes contain overview essays and entries for specific sports that have been and are currently practiced around the world. The fourth volume provides a compendium of information on the winners of major sporting competitions from around the world. Readers will gain invaluable insights into how sports have been enjoyed throughout all of human culture, and more fully comprehend their cultural contexts. The entries provide suggestions for further reading on each topic—helpful to general readers, students with school projects, university students and academics alike. Additionally, the four-volume Sports Around the World spotlights key charismatic athletes who have changed a sport or become more than just an outstanding player.

Julie Krone, a Winning Jockey

Author : Dorothy M. Callahan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875184258
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book Julie Krone, a Winning Jockey written by Dorothy M. Callahan and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated version of Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course, this book offers instructions that are clear, comprehensive, and pretty near infallible. The text is accompanied by a wide range of illustrations.