Description: The fascinating story of the most talked about Thoroughbred since Secretariat. Chronicled from birth through an illustrious racing career to his subsequent retirement at The Kentucky Horse Park. Winner of publishing's Benjamin Franklin Award! About the AuthorJay Hovdey began writing about thoroughbred racing in the mid-1970s and can't seem to stop. His work has appeared in magazines and journals around the world, from New Zealand, Australia and Japan to Canada and the United Kingdom. In America, he has written for Reader's Digest, the Los Angeles Times, in addition to such racing publications as The Blood-Horse, The Racing Times, Thoroughbred Record, Thoroughbred Times, Spur, Equus and The Thoroughbred of California. In 1998, he joined the staff of Daily Racing Form as executive columnist.Hovdey is the author of two other books, including Whittingham: The Story of a Thoroughbred Racing Legend, published in 1993 by The Blood-Horse, Inc.Along the way Hovdey has collected two Eclipse Awards for magazine writing, the David F. Woods Award for coverage of the Preakness Stakes, and the Joe Hirsch Award for coverage of the Breeders' Cup. In 1995 he was honored by his peers in the National Turf Writers' Association with the Walter Haight Award for career excellence in turf writing. Publisher : ECLIPSE PRESS; 2nd edition (November 25, 1999) Paperback : 240 pages Condition : New
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Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey
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Jockey: Gary Stevens
Color: Silver
Product: Publication
Event: Kentucky Derby
Sport: Horse Racing
