Author: Gary Stevens Publisher: Citadel Press ISBN: 9780806524504 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Foreword by Bill Shoemaker. In this thrilling autobiography, champion jockey Gary Stevens chronicles his incredible career that has spanned more than twenty years and taken him around the world on the backs of some of the greatest horses. Told by a man who has lived it, this is a behind-the-scenes account of the racing world with all its thrills and perils.
Author: Jim Huber Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0785266887 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 207
Book Description
In this beautifully written, reflective, and humorous book, Huber, host of CNN's "The Sporting Life", tells of his precious final months with his father. His recollections include moments that brought him to tears--both from crying and laughing--as he discovered what matters most in life.
Author: Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1447748913 Category : Languages : en Pages : 242
Author: Lenny Shulman Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 149306889X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 271
Book Description
Jockeys perform the most perilous job in sports yet are among the most underrated athletes in the world. They put their lives on the line every time they get on a horse, often riding seven or eight horses a day, five days a week. Most must diet to keep their weight at levels lower than the average twelve-year-old boy, yet they need immense strength to control thousand-pound Thoroughbreds. A select group of riders has risen to the top of their sport, sought after by racing's leading owners and trainers and paired with the sport's greatest equine stars. In Ride of Their Lives, Lenny Shulman profiles riders whose love of racing and desire to win have propelled them to the top echelon their profession. Pat Day, Gary Stephens, Jerry Bailey, Corey Nakatani, and Laffit Pincay, Jr. are among the jockeys who share their stories of how they became race riders and what it is like to deal with the pressures of riding fragile, willful racehorses at top speeds day in and day out. They also tell what it is like to win the Kentucky Derby and just miss capturing the Triple Crown. In this updated edition, Shulman profiles Kendrick Carmouche, who had five straight seasons with more than 200 victories and in 2021 became the first Black jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby in seven years.
Author: Celestine Allen Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: 1480958905 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 173
Book Description
Price of Love By: Celestine Allen Serena was hopelessly in love with Otis “Two Fists” Nelson, a world champion boxer, since she first met him when she was just twenty years old. After two children and years together, Serena was hopeful that her relationship with Otis was heading toward marriage. But despite Otis’ promises of marriage, he married Kim, a famous actress, and Serena was left playing the role of the lonely mistress. A contract that he would care for her and their children was contested, so Serena was forced into airing the details of their personal relationship in a courtroom and in the public eye, revealing the true extent of their love, despite broken hearts and broken promises. Serena and Otis’ love was true, but a complicated life in the limelight and pressure to maintain a certain image left Otis a conflicted and unreliable partner to Serena and father to their children. Could Otis finally be true to himself and choose Serena? And if not, could Serena move on and find love again?
Author: Bolus, Jim Publisher: Pelican Publishing ISBN: 9781455603480 Category : Kentucky Derby Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
A collection of twenty-three essays that discuss the people and horses that have contributed to the magic of the Kentucky Derby from the years 1875 to 1996.
Author: Edward L. Bowen Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493079387 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 293
Book Description
Examines how the modern American Thoroughbred has evolved primarily through the influence of 26 noteworthy stallions. Also covers the people who bred or owned these horses, intertwining their stories with those of their horses. These stallions helped America become the source of the world's best racehorses.
Author: Ronnie Dreistadt Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1625841876 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 147
Book Description
The Bluegrass region has come to define what makes Kentucky a place unlike any other. What began as the homeland of native tribes developed into ideal farmland for early settlers. Development continued as the region evolved into the premier breeding grounds for world-famous thoroughbreds, helping to bring the Bluegrass international recognition as the epicenter of American horseracing and equestrian culture. Yet development of the region has never stopped. The rolling hills, limestone fences and legendary horse farms that once defined the landscape continue to vanish as suburban sprawl stretches into the far reaches of the Bluegrass. Join author Ronnie Dreistadt as he tracks the history of the Bluegrass, whats been lost and the ongoing efforts to save what remains.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Indianapolis Monthly is the Circle City’s essential chronicle and guide, an indispensable authority on what’s new and what’s news. Through coverage of politics, crime, dining, style, business, sports, and arts and entertainment, each issue offers compelling narrative stories and lively, urbane coverage of Indy’s cultural landscape.
Author: Donald B. Hausch Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 0080559956 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 561
Book Description
Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lottery markets make this volume a winner. These markets are simpler to study than traditional financial markets, and their expected values and outcomes are uncomplicated. By means of new overviews of scholarship on the industry side of racetrack and other betting markets to betting exchanges and market efficiencies, contributors consider a variety of sports in countries around the world. The result is not only superior information about market forecasting, but macro- and micro-analyses that are relevant to other markets. - Easily studied sports markets reveal features relevant for more complex traditional financial markets - Significant coverage of sports from racing to jai alai - New studies of betting exchanges and Internet wagering markets
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