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A Harvard dropout's memoir of playing the horses-a great read for handicappers or those who enjoyed Ben Mezrich's Bringing Down the House. In 1977, before he was known as the creator of "The Beyer Speed Figure," Andrew Beyer set out on a gambling odyssey, determined to prove himself as a horseplayer. He would marshal all his handicapping skills for assaults on four racetracks: Gulfstream Park, Pimlico, Saratoga, and the Barrington Fair. The then thirty-three-year-old...
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Author Susan Nusser takes readers inside the excitement and suspense at one of Kentucky's biggest breeding farms. Every year, two hundred broodmares in the farm's barns give birth to the next generation of racehorses. In the eighteen months following their births, those foals will meet the world's most skilled and knowledgeable horsemen - from grooms to veterinary orthopedists - who will shape them in to the kinds of yearlings that attract the attention...
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This entertaining behind-the-scenes study takes the dedicated horse-player to California's tracks to meet Jack Kaenel, who booted Aloma's Ruler to victory in the Preakness, and Chuck Jenda, who trained Brown Bess to an Eclipse Award. These and many other professionals are by your side as races are analyzed, bets placed, and questions answered about everything from claiming races, turf versus dirt, drugs, fixed races, and more. This informed look at...
5) Horse Trader
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During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world's rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbred racehorses. From the Jockey Club to Kentucky, from Royal Ascot to Belmont Park, high society and new money celebrated a horse breeders' bonanza as hundreds of millions...
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The moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time.
The youngest jockey, the smallest horse, and an unconventional heiress, who disliked publicizing herself. Together, near Liverpool, England, they made a leap of faith on a spring day in 1938: overriding the jockey's father, trusting the boy and the horse that the British nicknamed the "American pony" to handle a racecourse that newspapers called "Suicide Lane."...
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In 1978, racing fans witnessed a rivalry for the ages when a horse hailing from Harbor View Farm named Affirmed and an eighteen-year-old jockey dubbed "Stevie Wonder" faced off against the celebrated Alydar and emerged victorious in each leg of the Triple Crown, by a combined margin of less than two lengths. In this long-overdue biography of Affirmed, veteran sportswriter Lou Sahadi captures the life and spirit of this indomitable horse who twice...
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Hellions of Halstead Hall volume 4
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[2023]
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Lord Gabriel Sharpe is guilt-ridden by his friend's death to the point that he recklessly accepts a challenge to compete in the same race that ended his friend's life, but develops unexpected feelings for his friend's sister.
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Get the Summary of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Charles Howard, a bicycle repairman turned automobile magnate, rose to prominence in the West, amassing a fortune through his vision for the future of transportation. Despite personal tragedy, including the loss of his son Frankie, Howard found solace in philanthropy and his passion for horses. He married Marcela Zabala and together...
10) Derby Magic
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No one was more knowledgeable about the Kentucky Derby than Jim Bolus, Kentucky Derby curator of the Kentucky Derby Museum, which is located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
In this, his fifth Pelican book on the Derby, Bolus examines the mystique, the majesty, and the magic of the most popular horse race in the world through various essays.
"The Bull and the Sunshine Boys" recalls the 1986 Derby, which was won by Ferdinand....
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Dorothy Ours's Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning tells the fascinating true story of one of the greatest racehorses who ever lived.
His trainer said that managing him was like holding a tiger by the tail. His owner compared him to "chain lightning." His jockeys found their lives transformed by him, in triumphant and distressing ways. All of them became caught in a battle for honesty.
Born in 1917, Man o' War grew from a rebellious youngster...
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An award-winning writer chronicles the tragic story behind the downfall of horseracing’s crown jewel.
Founded in 1924 by Chicago mogul William Monroe Wright, Calumet Farm was to the world of thoroughbred racing what the New York Yankees are to baseball - a sports dynasty. The stable bred so many superstars that it became the standard by which all achievements were measured in the horse racing industry. But, during the 1980s, a web of financial schemes...
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c'est un très bel ouvrage sur les paris hippiques. Vous pouvez faire partie des meilleurs turfistes, profiter de certaines failles du système pour gagner dans les courses d'évènement quelque soit la discipline ( le plat, l'attelé ou l'obstacle )..En jouant mieux, on peut gagner plus. Pour cela, il vous faut des stratégies, des astuces, des secrets et des informations que ne vous révéleront jamais les bookmakers. Ce petit guide vous aidera...
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L'intelligence artificielle facilite le travail de beaucoup de personnes, y compris les bookmakers. Ils ont une bonne longueur d'avance sur les parieurs. Ils peuvent avoir beaucoup d'informations sur les chevaux, proposer des cotes sereinement. Heureusement qu'il y a des failles, l'exploitation de celles-ci augmente les chances de réussir. Il est indispensable d'avoir une méthode pour avoir plus de chance de gagner et de faire des profits sur le...
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Bobby Beasley was a champion jockey. By 26, he had won a Cheltenham Gold Cup, a Champion Hurdle and a Grand National. But when he was 24, Bobby took his first drink and soon succumbed to alcoholism. He turned a corner after his friend, Nicky Rackard, urged him to attend Alcoholics Anonymous. Five years later, aged 38, Beasley rode Captain Christy to an amazing victory at the Cheltenham Gold Cup. In the history of unlikely comebacks, that of Irish...
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A sport based on one animal sitting on top of another and trying (usually) to be the first pair to reach a wooden stick is a curiosity in itself. So it's no surprise that horseracing is full of curiosities.
The curiosities in this collection have been chosen to arouse interest. They are stories of those curious creatures—people, and of horses.
The curiosities are arranged in themes so that the reader can dip in and out, as the mood takes them. The...
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It is said the land level of Ireland rises a few feet every March because so many people have left for the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham.
English Irish rivalry at this pinnacle of jump racing has always been keen but it has risen to new levels in the 21st Century, with many Irish winners across all the races, including the Gold Cup, Queen Mother Chase, Champion Hurdle and Stayers Hurdle.
But Festival Fever, The Irish At Cheltenham is about...
18) See How They Run
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The process taken to develop a key horse procedure (KHP) that leads to the selection of winners in more than 50 percent of their thoroughbred horse races is described. The procedure is objective and requires no special knowledge about horse racing (trainers, jockeys, breeding, weights, etc.). The KHP contains multiple methods for defining the winning horse in a race. Statistical tests with a confidence level of over 95 percent yield results showing...
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History was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality.
Written by an award-winning New York Times sportswriter, American Pharoah is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, but how he changed lives. Through...
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In the heart-pounding world of horse racing, one name stands above the rest-a name that sends shivers down the spines of racing enthusiasts and commands the reverence of the racing elite. This is the untold story of a majestic equine force, a legend known only as "Might."Might Unleashed: A Champion's Quest takes you on an exhilarating journey through the highs and lows, the victories and heartaches, of one of the mightiest racehorses to ever grace...
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