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  • Derby Fever

    by Jim Bolus ...
    Series series Bolus Derby Series
    Each spring as the Kentucky Derby grows near, a kind of frenzy hits a wide section of the population. People suddenly turn their attention to Churchill Downs, and the anticipation of the Run for the Roses sends everyone into "Derby fever." Here in his third book on the Kentucky Derby, Jim Bolus brings together a collection of his favorite Derby Stories that are sure to make an avid race fan out of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Derby Magic

    by Jim Bolus ...
    Series series Bolus Derby Series
    " . . . absorbing chapters trace the history of shipping horses by air and equine personalities from the lovable Buckpasser to the vious Nevele Pride . . . A delight for racing fans." -Publishers WeeklyNo one was more knowledgeable about the Kentucky Derby than Jim Bolus, Kentucky Derby curator of the Kentucky Derby Museum, which is located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Seabiscuit

    An American Legend

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend.Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a ... Read more

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  • Ruffian

    Burning From the Start

    by Jane Schwartz ...
    "A colorful story...Ruffian was nothing if not a heartbreaker. Her story, dramatically recounted by Jane Scwartz, epitomizes both the adrenaline-pumping glory and gut-wrenching ruthlessness inherent in the sport of horse racing."THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLDHere is the story f the exceptional filly, a horse so dominating, she was likened to legend. Beginning with her earliest days in Kentucky, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Man o' War

    A Legend Like Lightning

    by Dorothy Ours ...
    The "riveting" true story of one of the greatest racehorses who ever lived, " researched meticulously and told brilliantly" (Laura Hillenbrand, New York Times–bestselling author of Seabiscuit).His trainer said that managing him was like holding a tiger by the tail. His owner compared him to "chain lightning." His jockeys found their lives transformed by him, in triumphant and distressing ways. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Barbaro

    A Nation's Love Story

    This up-to-minute book follows the story of Barbaro, the Triple Crown contender whose unlikely fight back from almost certain death from a shattered leg and ensuing complications captured the hearts of a nation who responded with a stunning display of love.In 132 years of derby races, only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown, the last in 1978. Barbaro was a favorite to be the twelfth until May 20, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Native Dancer

    The Grey Ghost Hero of a Golden Age

    The remarkable story of Native Dancer, one of the most celebrated thoroughbred racehorses of all time, will captivate the same readers who made Seabiscuit a #1 New York Times bestseller.In the early 1950s, a rising star flickered across millions of black-and-white TV sets. Nicknamed “The Grey Ghost,” Native Dancer was a blueblood thoroughbred with a taste for drama, courtesy of his come-from ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • 150 Professional Horse Racing Systems

    by GBC Press ...
    This carefully selected collection of 150 powerful winning handicapping systems is collected from the best and most powerful horse racing systems from around the world, a veritable mother lode of gold for horse bettors. It would take a kings ransom to buy these systems separately from individual publishers and experts. Horseplayers get a full array of systems on speed, weight, two-year-olds, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Cobb

    A Biography

    by Al Stump ...
    A New York Times Notable Book; Spitball Award for Best Baseball Book of 1994; Basis for a major Hollywood motion picture. Now in paperback, the biography that baseball fans all across the country have been talking about. Al Stump redefined America's perception of one of its most famous sports heroes with this gripping look at a man who walked the line between greatness and psychosis. Based on ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Big Horse

    by Joe McGinniss ...
    "The big horse," in racing vernacular, is the animal that brings fame and fortune to a stable. He's the heavyweight champion, the All-American quarterback, the four-legged Michael Jordan of the barn. Seabiscuit was once Tom Smith's "big horse." A generation ago, Secretariat was Lucien Lauren's. In 2003, Funny Cide was Barclay Tagg's. In sixty years as a trainer, P. G. Johnson had never had one -- ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Northern Dancer

    The Legendary Horse That Inspired a Nation

    by Kevin Chong ...
    In every sport there are a select few competitors that come to define the excellence that all others must forever aspire to. In “the sport of kings,” there is one that stands alone. Northern Dancer is not only a Canadian legend, but the cornerstone of his breed. It has been estimated that 70 percent of the thoroughbreds alive today are his descendants, which includes the majority of the horses ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Junction Boys

    How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Champion Team

    by Jim Dent ...
    The true story of Paul "Bear" Bryant's 1954 Texas A&M football training camp, and the courage, determination and sheer guts it brought out of one team.Now a television movie produced by ESPN, starring Tom Berenger."I heard the story of the Junction Boys from gene Stallings when he was on my staff with the Cowboys. Those guys were some of the toughest to ever play the game. Jim Dent has really ... Read more

    $14.39 USD