Horse Racing
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Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter’s Son
$23.00 Add to cartFrom the award-wining author of Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan’s first book, Blood Horses, combines personal reflections about his father and an in-depth look at the history and culture of Thorough
- Author: Sullivan, John Jeremiah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0312423764
- Language: English
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Come on Seabiscuit!
$14.95 Add to cartMaster storyteller Ralph Moody tells the thrilling story of a plucky horse who refused to quit, a down-on-his-luck jockey who didn’t let horrendous accidents keep him out of the saddle, and a taciturn… [more below]
- Author: Moody, Ralph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: March 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0803282877
- Language: English
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All Good Things: Good Things Come Book 3
$21.99 Add to cartHorse racing’s dream team is back.
Nate Miller’s finally got everything he’s ever wanted. He’s the leading jockey in Canada, he’s finally convinced trainer Liv Lachance to take a chance on the two of t
- Series: Good Things Come #3
- Author: Shantz, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: April 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1990436013
- Language: English
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Kentucky Horse Tales
$21.99 Add to cartErcel Ellis Jr. was born into the Thoroughbred horse business and has worked in it for seventy-five years.
He has been an owner, breeder, trainer, writer and radio broadcaster. His radio show, Horse Ta
- Series: Sports
- Author: Ellis Jr, Ercel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 15 2019
- ISBN10: 146714147X
- Language: English
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Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings
$37.00 Add to cartIn the bestselling tradition ofthe The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the propulsive, inspiring Cinderella story of Stymie, an unwanted Thoroughbred, and Hirsch Jacobs, the once dirt-poor trainer who bought … [more below]
- Author: Carroll, Linda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 29 2018
- ISBN10: 0316432237
- Language: English
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Great Horse Racing Mysteries: True Tales from the Track
$31.58 Add to cartGreat Horse Racing Mysteries digs beneath the surface of some of the sports most intriguing cases, including Phar Lap, William Woodward, Dancer’s Image, Chicago ringers, Shergar, and Calumet Farm. McE
- Author: McEvoy, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 310
- Publish Date: June 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1493063219
- Language: English
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The Fast Ride: Spectacular Bid and the Undoing of a Sure Thing
$26.95 Add to cartIn an era of spectacular thoroughbreds, Spectacular Bid was perhaps the most exalted racehorse of them all. In 1979 he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes–and transcended his sport on a r… [more below]
- Author: Gilden, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 149623619X
- Language: English
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The Winning Horseplayer: An Advanced Approach to Thoroughbred Handicapping and Betting
$19.99 Add to cartIn The Winning Horseplayer, Andrew Beyer builds on the strategy of speed handicapping that he detailed brilliantly in Picking Winners by introducing the concept of trip handicapping. Through an unbeat… [more below]
- Author: Beyer, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0618871780
- Language: English
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Sham: In the Shadow of a Superhorse – Revised
$15.95 Add to cartAn American champion at heart, “The Magnificent Sham” achieved an unofficial record for the second-fastest time in the history of the Kentucky Derby. He remains second only to the legendary Secretaria… [more below]
- Author: Walsh, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: October 03 2007
- ISBN10: 1593305060
- Language: English
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Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America’s Hor
$26.00 Add to cartDorothy Ours’s Battleship tells the moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time.
The youngest jockey, the smallest horse, and an unconventional heiress who dislike- Author: Ours, Dorothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 1250048613
- Language: English
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Tales from the Triple Crown
$21.95 Add to cartIn Tales from the Triple Crown, award-winning racing writer Steve Haskin takes readers behind the scenes to introduce them to the trainers, jockeys, and horses seeking the world’s most elusive sports
- Author: Haskin, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: November 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493073311
- Language: English
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Complete Training of Horse and Rider in the Principles of Classical Horsemanship: In the Principles of Classical Horsemanship
$21.99 Add to cartFor over a quarter of a century, Colonel Alois Podhajsky was the Director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, home of the famous white Lipizzaner stallions whose remarkable performances have thril
- Author: Podhajsky, Alois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: December 01 1967
- ISBN10: 0879802359
- Language: English
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The Fast Ride: Spectacular Bid and the Undoing of a Sure Thing
$34.95 Add to cartIn an era of spectacular thoroughbreds, Spectacular Bid was perhaps the most exalted racehorse of them all. In 1979 he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes–and transcended his sport on a r… [more below]
- Author: Gilden, Jack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1496230507
- Language: English
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Churchill Downs: America’s Most Historic Racetrack
$33.99 Add to cartIn the late eighteenth century, in the bustling city streets of Louisville, began a tradition of thoroughbred racing that has transcended centuries. Follow Kimberly Gatto as she chronicles the history… [more below]
- Author: Gatto, Kimberly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: March 19 2010
- ISBN10: 1540223949
- Language: English
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Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race
$16.95 Read more“Think the next Educated or Wild. Palmer’s memoir of beating the odds to become a horse champion is an inspiring saga of perseverance–and a classic underdog tale.” —Entertainment Weekly
At the age o- Author: Prior-Palmer, Lara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1948226987
- Language: English
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Secretariat
$50.00 Add to cartAccompanied by stunning photographs, here is the behind-the-scenes story of Secretariat: Horse of the Century. A coin toss determined ownership of the yet unborn foal that was to become the first Trip
- Author: Turcotte, Ronald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: July 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493077481
- Language: English
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150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little-Known Stories & Facts from America’s Most Historic Racing City
$34.99 Add to cartSince the inaugural meeting was held in August 1863, Saratoga Springs has been the scene of memorable races, often featuring legends of the sport. Although some of the epic moments are still familiar … [more below]
- Author: Carter, Allan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 1540208680
- Language: English
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The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World’s Greatest Racehorse
$21.00 Add to cartThe Horse God Built tells the amazing and heartwarming story of a Secretariat and the man who knew him best.
Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose strin- Author: Scanlan, Lawrence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 10 2008
- ISBN10: 0312382251
- Language: English
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Love to Race
$14.99 Add to cartThis is the story of harness racehorse, Derek Bromac N. After racing in New Zealand as a 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old, Derek was shipped to California to begin his racing career in the United States. He imm
- Author: Sawyer, Amber
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 30 2020
- ISBN10: 1945907673
- Language: English
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The First Kentucky Derby: Thirteen Black Jockeys, One Shady Owner, and the Little Red Horse That Wasn’t Supposed to Win
$35.95 Add to cartToday’s Kentucky Derby is a multimillion-dollar spectacle involving corporate sponsorship, worldwide media coverage, and an annual citywide festival in Louisville. Over its nearly century-and-a-half h
- Author: Shrager, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493073346
- Language: English
