BOLUS, JIM

Run for the Roses 100 Years at the Kentucky Derby

New York: Hawthorne Books, Inc, 1974. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Hardcover is green leather look, with white at spine; red lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with 150 b/w photographs and 9 color plates. Some of the chapters are: The First Derby; Wild, Early Years; Knocking Down the Favorites; Fighting Finish; Plain Ben and Calumet; They Called Him Big Red; two appendices and index. Oversized, 4#. ; Photographs; 8 3/4 x 11; ix, 209 pages; Cover has light bumping; little bit of covering removed from very tips of corners; 3/4" pink mark on white part of spine; owner's nameplate inside front cover. DJ has rubbing/scuffing, light shelf wear, 1/2" closed tear at top of spine.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 4992

Catalogue: Horse Racing

Keywords: Horses; Animals; Pets; Equines; Horse Racing; Horse Races; Kentucky Derby; Triple Crown Winners; Triple Crown; Sports/Athletics Cultural History Animals History American History Biography/Memoirs/Journals Business/Economics Horses: : Nonfiction Reference

BOYD, BRENDAN AND HENRY HORENSTEIN

Racing Days

New York: Owl Book/Henry Holt and Co, 1995. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0805042938. Illustrated by Henry Horenstein. Oblong shaped book. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper. Illustrated with 90 striking b/w photos, with 70 accompanying essays. This book captures the gritty, elegant essence of a fascinating closed universe, the Thoroughbred racetrack and its myriad of characters. "Racing Days lays bare the very soul of racing, warts and all" {Esquire]. Illustrates everyone and everything from the grooms doing the gritty, day-to-day labor through to the jockeys, trainers and owners, and more. Oversized. ; Remainder; B&W Photographs; 9 3/4 x 10; 157 pages; Cover has slight edge wear and rubbing; remainder mark on bottom of text block.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 2218

Catalogue: Horse Racing

Keywords: 0805042938 Racing; Horse Racing; Horses; Sports; Equines; Tho Racing; Horse Racing; Horses; Sports; Equines; Tho Horse Racing; Horses; Animals; Sports; Jockeys; Horse Trainers; Race Tracks; Sports/Athletics Animals Biography/Memoirs/Journals Horses: : Non

DOUGLAS-HOME, JAMIE

Horse Racing: Pferderennen: Courses Hippiques the Hulton Getty Picture Collection & Allsport Decades of Sport

Cologne Germany: Konemann, 2000. Softcover. ISBN: 3829036248. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with color and b/w photos. Pages not numbered. All text in English/German/French. "From the Epsom Derby, Chantilly and Longchamp to the Grand National, Newmarket, Goodwood, Dubai, Kentucky and long-forgotten country courses, the agony, ecstacy, compulsion and racing glory of the Sport of Kings" is all seen in these pages. ; Photographs; 5 3/4 x 6 1/2; 150+ pages. New .

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Book number: 2443

Catalogue: Horse Racing

Keywords: 3829036248 Horses; Animals; Pets; Equines; Horse Racing; Thoroughbred Racing; Thoroughbreds; Horse Breeding; Horse Breeds; Sports/Athletics Cultural History Animals European History American History Art Geography English/British History Business/Economics

FARLEY, WALTER

Man O 'war

New York: Random House, 1962. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0394860152. Pages are clean and tight. This book is a departure for Farley, better known for his Black Stallion series of books. This is the biography of one of the most famous race horses of all time, Man o'War. He only raced for two years, as a two- and three-year old, winning 20 of his 21 races. Ironically, his one loss was to a horse named Upset. During his career he broke many race records. He did not win the Triple Crown, being thought not quite ready enough to run in the Kentucky Derby [the first leg], but he did win the other two legs of the crown, the Preakness and the Belmont. Once he was retired to stud he sired a great dynasty, two of his more famous descendents being his son War Admiral and grandson Seabiscuit, who during the 1930s ran in a match race that was billed as the 'Race of the Century. ' There is the current bestseller out, a biography of Seabiscuit, which was also turned into a highly acclaimed movie. Man o'War [or Big Red as he was also known], ran before TV, before talking movies. It was a time when horse racing was prominently reported in the papers and people would turn to their radios to hear the big races of their day. This horse was the superstar in the Sport of Kings-- he was the King of Kings during his lifetime, a living legend. ; 5 x 7 3/4; 339 pages; Cover has slight edge wear and bumping; also slight rubbing. Small dark spot on side of pages.. Very Good .

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Book number: 2137

Catalogue: Horse Racing

Keywords: 0394860152 Horses; Horse; Animals; Pets; Biology; Zoology; Juvenile; Animals; Pets; Equines; Man O'war; Horse Racing; Sports; Thoroughbred Racing; Sports/Athletics Animals American History Biography/Memoirs/Journals Horses: : Nonfiction Horses: : Horse Ra

OSBORNE, WALTER D

The Thoroughbred World

Tel-aviv, Israel: Leon Amiel Publisher, 1971. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Hardcover is red leather look with gold lettering on the spine. Black end papers. Lavishly illustrated with over 150 color and b/w drawings and photographs. States "manufactured in Israel by Otpaz Ltd. P. O. B. 6048 Tel-Aviv, Israel". No date stated, but appears to be from 1971/72, according to The Library of Congress. Book shows sign of loving wear. Some of the chapters are: Early Thoroughbred Origins; Racing in the Colonies; Steeplechasing; Noted English Riders; The Future of Racing. Oversized, 3.5#. ; B & W and Color; 8 1/2 x 11; 181 pages; Cover has rubbing, shelf wear, bumping. DJ has scuffing/rubbing, shelf wear, little nicks around the edges, 1 1/4" closed tear at bottom of front, 1/2" closed tear at top.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 4996

Catalogue: Horse Racing

Keywords: Horses; Animals; Pets; Animal Behavior; Animal Psychology; Horse Races; Horse Racing; Horse Breeders; Horse Breeds; Sports/Athletics Cultural History Animals Education History Geography English/British History Biography/Memoirs/Journals World History Hors

SQUIRES, JIM

Horse of a Different Color a Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat

New York: Publicaffairs, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1586481177. Cover is red with black spine, white lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 31 b/w photos. "...is Squires's rollicking tale of how a novice in the world of Kentucky horse cutlure did more than merely stay in business; he brought together the stallion and mare who produced Monarchos, the steel-gray colt blessed with extraordinary speed who went on to win...the 2001 Kentucky Derby. For this tirumph he was hailed as a 'breeding genius', a title that seemed excessive to some of his friends. 'Breeding genius, hell' one replied. 'All this means is that sunshine will even hit a horse's ass if he stands out in it long enough". Good read about how a real outsider came in and beat the top pros at their own game. ; Remainder; B&W Photographs; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 300+ pages; Cover has slight edge wear and bumping; remainder mark. DJ has some light shelfwear, rubbing/scuffing.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 2753

Catalogue: Horse Racing

Keywords: 1586481177 Horses; Animals; Pets; Monarchos; Racehorses; Horse Racing; Thoroughbred Racing; Thoroughbreds; Horse Breeders; Sports/Athletics Cultural History Animals American History Biography/Memoirs/Journals Horses: : Nonfiction Horses: : Care/Veterinary