Champions
by the Editors of Daily Racing Form
(Hardcover -- July 24, )
Hidden
Probabilities: Hard-Core Research for X-Rated Horseplayers
by Mark Cramer
Paperback from Cynthia Pub Co
My
Racing Heart: The Passionate World of Thoroughbreds and the Track
by Nan Mooney
(Hardcover -- April 16, )
Horse
of a Different Color: A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and
the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat
by Jim Squires
(Hardcover -- April 2, )
Kelso
by Steve Haskin
Hardcover from Eclipse Press
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Old
Friends: Visits With My Favorite Thoroughbreds
by Barbara D. Livingston
Hardcover: 200 pages
Eclipse Press; ISBN: 1581500831;
Picking
Winners: A Horseplayer's Guide
by Andrew Beyer
Paperback: Mariner Books; ISBN: 0395701325; Reissue edition
Seabiscuit:
An American Legend
by Laura Hillenbrand
He didn't look like much. With his smallish stature, knobby knees,
and slightly crooked forelegs, he looked more like a cow pony than a thoroughbred.
But looks aren't everything; his quality, an admirer once wrote, "was mostly
in his heart." Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of the horse who became
a cultural icon in Seabiscuit: An American Legend.
Seabiscuit rose to prominence with the help of an unlikely triumvirate:
owner Charles Howard, an automobile baron who once declared that "the day
of the horse is past"; trainer Tom Smith, a man who "had cultivated an
almost mystical communication with horses"; and jockey Red Pollard, who
was down on his luck when he charmed a then-surly horse with his calm demeanor
and a sugar cube. Hillenbrand details the ups and downs of "team Seabiscuit,"
from early training sessions to record-breaking victories, and from serious
injury to "Horse of the Year"--as well as the Biscuit's fabled rivalry
with War Admiral. She also describes the world of horseracing in the 1930s,
from the snobbery of Eastern journalists regarding Western horses and public
fascination with the great thoroughbreds to the jockeys' torturous weight-loss
regimens, including saunas in rubber suits, strong purgatives, even tapeworms.
Along the way, Hillenbrand paints wonderful images: tears in Tom Smith's
eyes as his hero, legendary trainer James Fitzsimmons, asked to hold Seabiscuit's
bridle while the horse was saddled; critically injured Red Pollard, whose
chest was crushed in a racing accident a few weeks before, listening to
the San Antonio Handicap from his hospital bed, cheering "Get going, Biscuit!
Get 'em, you old devil!"; Seabiscuit happily posing for photographers for
several minutes on end; other horses refusing to work out with Seabiscuit
because he teased and taunted them with his blistering speed.
Though sometimes her prose takes on a distinctly purple hue ("His history
had the ethereal quality of hoofprints in windblown snow"; "The California
sunlight had the pewter cast of a declining season"), Hillenbrand has crafted
a delightful book. Wire to wire, Seabiscuit is a winner. Highly recommended.
--Sunny Delaney - Amazon.com
Paperback: 432 pages
Ballantine Books (Trd Pap); ISBN: 0449005615; 1st Trade
edition (March 26, )
Stud:
Adventures in Breeding
by Kevin Conley
(Hardcover -- March )
Secretariat:
The Making of a Champion
by William Nack (Afterword)
(Paperback -- April 2, )
Royal Racing: The Queen and Queen Mother's Sporting Life
by Sean Smith
Listed under Queen Elizabeth
II
Lightning
in a Jar
by W. Cothran Campbell, D. Wayne Lukas
Book Description: The basics of owning a thoroughbred racehorse are
demystified in this unique newcomer's guide. Subjects covered include ownership
options, business planning, risks and rewards, and the language of racing.
Interspersed throughout are entertaining stories about the evolution of
the author's Thoroughbred stable, as well as lessons learned from its successes
and disappointments. This informed look at the business of Thoroughbred
racing is indispensable for beginning owners and is not to be missed by
those with years of experience.
(Hardcover -- November )
The
Winning Horseplayer: A Revolutionary Approach to Thoroughbred Handicapping
and Betting
by Andrew Beyer
(Paperback -- May )
Ainslie's
Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing
by Tom Ainslie
(Paperback -- March 1988)
Thoroughbred
Champions: Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century
by Staff of the Blood-Horse (Editor), Inc Staff Blood-Horse
(Paperback -- December )
Modern
Pace Handicapping
by Tom Brohamer, Howard Sartin (Preface)
(Hardcover -- December 15, )
Make
Money With Horses: You Can Do It
by Don Blazer, Meribah Small (Editor)
(Paperback -- February )
Phar Lap
by Geoff Armstrong, Peter Thompson
Book Description: A chronicle of the impact of a much loved and much
lauded horse racing icon, this is a complete account of Phar Lap's life.
It details the many mysteries of his career, from his purchase as a gangly
gelding bought cheaply in New Zealand to the infamous shooting that occurred
just days before his great triumph in the 1930 Melbourne Cup and his previously
unexplained death in North America. Bringing to life the characters of
the racetrack, this book also examines the way media played a part in building
the legend. Beautifully presented with archival photographs, newspaper
articles, and racing memorabilia, this is a handsome commemorative of one
of the best race horses there ever was.
Out of Print - Try Used Books
Extra sugar for Kelso : true stories of Saratoga thoroughbred racing
in the great decades of the 1960's and 1970's
by Landon Manning
Unknown Binding from L. Manning
1981
Out of Print - Try Used Books
