Author: MCEVOY, HALLIE
Title: Genuine Risk: Kentucky Derby Winning Filly
Description: Lexington, KY: Eclipse Press, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN: 1581500920. Hardcover is brown with picture of the Derby winning filly; gold lettering on front and spine. #20 in the Thoroughbred Legends series. Stitched in black ribbon bookmark. Brown/white monochrome endpapers. Illustrated with 43 b/w photographs. Genuine Risk (February 15, 1977 – August 18, 2008) was a chestnut filly who won the 1980 Kentucky Derby and was the first filly to ever finish in the money in all three U. S. Triple Crown races, finishing second in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Genuine Risk was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1986. Although bred to several champion stallions during her life, she only delivered two surviving foals, Genuine Reward who eventually went to stud. Her remaining colt was eventually gelded and is a show horse. Sections in book follow her life, as well as her pedigree, past performances, index, etc. ; Thoroughbred Legends Series; Vol. 20; B&W Photographs; 0.7 x 8.22 x 6.42 Inches; 148 pages; DJ has light shelf wear, rubbing; in a mylar cover.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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