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The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes : a comprehensive history / Richard Sowers ; foreword by Steve Haskin

Author
Sowers, Richard, 1950-
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Physical Description
vi, 521 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

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Contents
Foreword / by Steve Haskin -- 1867-1869: a ruthless beginning -- 1870-1879: Baltimore and Louisville join the party -- 1880-1889: a select few rule the classics -- 1890-1899: the Preakness surfaces in Brooklyn -- 1900-1909: the Preakness returns to its roots -- 1910-1919: east meets west -- 1920-1929: "three big events of the year" -- 1930-1939: five Belmonts for Belair -- 1940-1949: streetcars and superstars -- 1950-1959: the "gray ghost" brings turf to television -- 1960-1969: dramatic duels and controversy -- 1970-1979: racing's greatest decade -- 1980-1989: a drought begins -- 1990-1999: from Lukas to Baffert -- 2000-2009: goodbye to decades of derby logic -- 2010-2013: the long drought continues -- Appendixes: I. Resumes -- II. A racing miscellany.
Summary
"This is the definitive history of thoroughbred racing's three premier events, which have never before been explored in such detail. This book gives the history of America's classic races from the inaugural Belmont Stakes in 1867 through 2013"--
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ISBN
9780786476985 (pbk.)
0786476982 (pbk.)
1476613273 (electronic bk.)
9781476613277 (electronic bk.)
Collection
Ronald A. Smith Sports History Book Collection.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 462-480) and index.
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