Author: SQUIRES, JIM
Title: Horse of a Different Color a Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat
Description: 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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