The Thoroughbred World

Author : Nan Mooney
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060958081
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Racing Heart written by Nan Mooney and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nan Mooney was seven years old, she sat in her grandmother May-May's living room to watch her first horse race ... And so began a turbulent romance between a woman and a sport. Part memoir, part journey into the compelling world of Thoroughbred horse racing, My Racing Heart gallops headlong into the wild culture and fabulous creatures that rise up around a racetrack. Nan Mooney looks at the horses, jockeys, and trainers; the gambling and corruption; and racing's age-old history and forever offbeat society. From the dusty backstretch at a small-town track to the stands at magnificent Churchill Downs, Nan Mooney captures the risks and the glory, the excitement and the passion, for horse lovers, sports fans, and anyone who has ever craved a place to run wild.

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ISBN 13 : 9780648136255
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features comprehensive statistics on 153 of the world's great sires.

Author : Mary Simon
Publisher : Lumina Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Racing Through the Century written by Mary Simon and published by Lumina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Eclipse Award-winning author Simon, contributing editor of "Thoroughbred Times, " and filled with dramatic historical photos capturing some of the greatest racing moments, this book will catapult readers into the fast-paced and exciting world of racing. 195 photos.

Author : Walter D. Osborne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Thoroughbred World written by Walter D. Osborne and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated story of how these courageous, swift and beautiful animals are bred, trained and raced.

Author : Bill Mooney
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781780978215
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing written by Bill Mooney and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference, which tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inception to the present day.

Author : Nicola Jane Swinney
Publisher : Bounty Books
ISBN 13 : 9780753721124
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horse Breeds of the World written by Nicola Jane Swinney and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles of 150 horses from around the world complemented by stunning photography. Fascinating histories of 150 world horse and pony breeds, with everything you need to know from height to temperament. Horses and ponies from 50 countries are profiled, including detailed descriptions of their physique, personality, history and interesting facts. With stunning photography capturing these magnificent animals in their natural surroundings, this comprehensive guide is essential for any horse enthusiast.

Author : Gene McCormick
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786430494
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue Collar Thoroughbred written by Gene McCormick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Thoroughbred horse racing is much more than the glitz-and-glamour Saturday races shown on TV. From Sunday through Friday, there are a myriad of horses who run, not for million dollar purses, but in the smaller claiming races that keep horse-racing alive and financially viable. On these same days, there are the bettors, owners, trainers and jockeys who form the backbone of horse-racing with their less-than-glamorous livelihood. This volume presents a non-fiction insider's look at today's sport of Thoroughbred racing from a day-to-day, behind-the-scenes vantage point. Divided into three sections, it discusses the racing, breeding and jockeying which is the reality of Thoroughbred racing. From trainers and jockeys to the editor of the Illinois Racing News, men and women well versed in the sport provide firsthand insight and experience regarding the actualities of Thoroughbred racing. Selected racing records and an extensive glossary of horse racing terms are also included.

Author : Edward L. Bowen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493079387
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dynasties written by Edward L. Bowen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the modern American Thoroughbred has evolved primarily through the influence of 26 noteworthy stallions. Also covers the people who bred or owned these horses, intertwining their stories with those of their horses. These stallions helped America become the source of the world's best racehorses.

Author : Anne Holland
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1474612008
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( 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

Author : Blood-Horse, Inc
Publisher : Eclipse Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581500240
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thoroughbred Champions written by Blood-Horse, Inc and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows The Blood-Horse's Top 100 list, beginning with Man o' War in the No. 1 spot and ending with Blue Larkspur at No. 100.