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Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion. He was a rough-hewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. At a gallop, he jabbed one foreleg sideways, as if he were swatting flies. For two years, he fought his trainers and floundered at the lowest level of racing, misunderstood and mishandled, before his dormant talent was discovered by three men.
One was Red Pollard, a failed prizefighter and failing jockey...
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"Seabiscuit, champion of thoroughbreds, inspired such warmth and affection with horse lovers the world over that his every race seemed a matter of life and death. As trainer and horse, Tom Smith and Seabiscuit were a perfect pair, and with Jockey Red Pollard they made unforgettable history." Huntting.
4) Seabiscuit
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Follows the story of the champion racehorse and the three men who discovered him, chronicling how a former bicycle repairman purchased the horse despite its lack of promise, and how the horse rose to become one of the sport's top performers.
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Jo Anne Normile was not supposed to keep the foal, but she fell in love with the young horse, who had literally been born into her arms. The breeder finally said she could keep the colt, whom she nicknamed "Baby", but only if she raced him. She experienced a thrill every time Baby sprinted around the track, edging out other horses. But the magic that enchants is a veneer. For every Seabiscuit, there are tens of thousands of racehorses whose lives...
6) Secretariat
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"In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest champion in horse-racing history won the Triple Crown. He still holds the record for the fastest times in both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. The tale of "Big Red" is an enduring classic, more than thirty years after its initial publication"--Back cover.
9) Secretariat
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Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.
18) Secretariat
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Provides a photo-illustrated overview of the life of Secretariat, a race horse that won the Triple Crown in 1973; and includes a glossary of terms and a breakdown of the horse's bloodline.
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In Justify: 111 Days to Triple Crown Glory, veteran scribe Lenny Shulman (BloodHorse magazine) provides an insider account of this Thoroughbred's rise to greatness. Through extensive interviews and first-hand accounts, readers will discover the fascinatingly disparate cast of characters who were crucial to Justify's success, including trainer Bob Baffert, whose innate ability to identify equine talent also produced American Pharoah; Mike Smith, the...