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Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments

Author : Staff of Blood-Horse Publications

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,21 MB

Release : 2024-02

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ISBN : 9781493076963

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Some of horse racing's most respected authorities looked at feats of greatness, world records, legendary rivalries, and innovations to rank the sport's top 100 moments. They weighed individual accomplishments against industry initiatives, innovations against lucky breaks to come up with the definitive list. They pondered Secretariat's 31-length Belmont Stakes victory, Smarty Jones' elusive Triple Crown, the creation of the Breeders' Cup, and advancements in equine surgery. Racing's top 100 list will generate debate for years to come, just as did the ranking of Man o' War over Secretariat as Horse of the Century. Richly illustrated with historic and modern photos, Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments also contains comprehensive lists of leading earners, fastest times, highest prices, and most races won.



At the Wire

Author : Edward Bowen

Publisher : Lyons Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,34 MB

Release : 2024

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9781493066438

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Award-winning racing writer Edward L. Bowen captures dominating victories, great duels, astounding rallies, and more in At the Wire, a compilation of nearly thirty races plus Breeders' Cup highlights that have earned a solid place in America's Turf history. The updated edition includes new chapters on Cigar and the 1995 Breeders' Cup Classic, Zenyatta and the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic, and American Pharoah and the 2015 Belmont Stakes.



Off-Track and Online

Author : Holly Kruse

Publisher : MIT Press

Page : 213 pages

File Size : 28,6 MB

Release : 2016-04

Category : Computers

ISBN : 0262034417

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Holly Kruse explores how horse racing has used media over the last several decades, arguing that examining the history and context of horse racing and gambling gives us a clearer understanding of the development of data networks, media complexes, public entertainment, and media publics. She describes an enormous industry that depends on global information and communication flows made possible by a network linking racetracks, homes, off-track betting, farms, and auction sites.



Thoroughbred Champions

Author : Blood-Horse, Inc

Publisher : Eclipse Press

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 41,46 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Horse racing

ISBN : 9781581500240

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Follows The Blood-Horse's Top 100 list, beginning with Man o' War in the No. 1 spot and ending with Blue Larkspur at No. 100.



Britain and Ireland's Top 100 Racehorses of All Time

Author : Robin Oakley

Publisher : Icon Books

Page : 452 pages

File Size : 21,81 MB

Release : 2012-10-04

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 190685047X

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Kauto Star, Nijinsky, Arkle, Desert Orchid, Frankel, Red Rum ... how do you rank the best British and Irish horses from both Flat racing and jumping? How do you compare a fleet-footed sprinter with the robust staying power of a steeplechaser? Robin Oakley's highly personal list will provoke debate among racing fans everywhere. A lifelong devotee of racing and well known as the Turf correspondent for the Spectator, former BBC Political Editor Robin Oakley has made his selection not just on statistics but on the 'fun factor', giving prominence to horses who seized the public's imagination. He brings the legendary names of past and present vividly to life with a wealth of fascinating stories behind their victories. Illuminated by archive photographs that illustrate the athleticism, character and courage of the horses, Britain and Ireland's Top 100 Racehorses of All Time is the perfect gift for any fan of racing and its colourful history.



Steeplechasing

Author : Peter Winants

Publisher : Derrydale Press

Page : 347 pages

File Size : 36,88 MB

Release : 2000-08-17

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1461708222

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Steeplechasing provides a long, colorful history of the sport and gives behind-the-scenes portraits of the horses, people, and places of the chase. From the 1800s, enjoy the reproductions of illustrations from colorful sporting journals, and enjoy the writing style of that era which was equally colorful. In more recent times, marvelous action pictures capture the excitement, beauty, and sometimes danger of the sport. Art lovers will also enjoy the color reproductions of horse portraits and race scenes by some of America's best sporting artists. Limited Edition ($175) is bound in a cloth clamshell casing.



Noor

Author : Milton C. Toby

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 50,8 MB

Release : 2012-09-04

Category : History

ISBN : 1614236690

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While Seabiscuit is perhaps the best-known Thoroughbred in history, Charles S. Howard owned another remarkable racehorse that should never be forgotten. Irish-bred Noor dominated the 1950 racing season, setting world records in victories over Citation and winning the Hollywood Gold Cup by defeating a Triple Crown winner, the Horse of the Year and the previous year's Kentucky Derby winner. Sadly, that fame faded as he failed to sire champions, and Noor was buried in an unmarked grave in Northern California decades later. Veteran turf writer Milt Toby recounts Noor's colorful career and the inspiring story of racing enthusiast Charlotte Farmer's personal mission to exhume the Thoroughbred's remains for reburial in central Kentucky years after the horse was inducted into the hall of fame.



The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing

Author : Bill Mooney

Publisher : Carlton Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 21,73 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781780978215

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Book Description

An authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference, which tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inception to the present day.



Australia's Blackest Sporting Moments

Author : Stephen Hagan

Publisher : Ngalga Warralu Publishing Pty Ltd

Page : 420 pages

File Size : 34,24 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1921212004

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Book Description

In this collection of incidents of racism in Australian sports, the author is honest in his condemnation of the offenders, sporting administrators and government officials who continue to deny that there is a problem of racism in sport.



Best of Talkin' Horses

Author : Ron Mitchell

Publisher : Eclipse Press

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 30,71 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Horse owners

ISBN : 1581501927

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Book Description

Best of Talkin' Horses features provocative chats with Thoroughbred racing's most prominent names. Adapted from the popular weekly online series of the same name hosted by Bloodhorse.com, this edited collection will provide additional insights by Ron Mitchell.