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Derby Dreams

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Author : Jim Bolus
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Release Date : 1996-05

Derby Dreams written by Jim Bolus and has been published by Pelican Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-05 with categories.

Here in his fourth book on the Derby with Pelican, Jim Bolus assembles a collection of essays on the dreams that owners, jockeys, and trainers have had for this great horse race. Jim Bolus' passion for the Kentucky Derby and its traditions have led him to write Derby Fever, Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Derby Dreams

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Author : Jim Bolus
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 1996-01-01

Derby Dreams written by Jim Bolus and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.

"People in racing have to be dreamers," says Jim Bolus in the beginning of his fourth chronicle of the Kentucky Derby. The Derby itself has been dreamlike in its history. After nearly fading into oblivion at the turn of the century, the Kentucky Derby has grown into a national cultural institution and the premier annual horse race in America, if not the world. The stories about this great race and its participants have grown through the years. They have evolved into both heroic epics and much-maligned tragedies. The author relates the triumphant tale of Regret, the first filly to win the Derby on what was her very first start of the year. He also tells of Riley, who, in spite of a muddy track, won the first Kentucky Derby held in the rain. Some of the shattered Derby dreams are described as well. Included is the story of the tumultuous feud between horse owner Jim T. Williams and jockey Roscoe Troxler, whom Williams accused of throwing the 1911 race. The author entertains and informs with his Kentucky Derby tales of the dreams realized and the dreams never achieved at Churchill Downs.

Derby Dreams

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Author : A.C. Ellas
language : en
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Release Date : 2014-05-01

Derby Dreams written by A.C. Ellas and has been published by Devine Destinies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Fiction categories.

The racehorse shifter, V-Tach, and his jockey, Achilles Pat OêPeleon, now face the challenge that has eluded the OêPeleon family for yearsãthe Kentucky Derby. Facing off against some of the best horses in the world, without any magical advantage, will V-Tach have what it takes to win the roses? As magical horses continue to disappear, forces are moving against Brenden, Patês father and Veeês trainer, and all might be lost should the mage perish. Meanwhile, Pat takes the first steps into the world of magic, but first, he must acknowledge his own nature, a challenge he might find harder even than winning races.

Kentucky Derby Dreams

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Author : Susan Nusser
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-04-24

Kentucky Derby Dreams written by Susan Nusser and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-24 with Sports & Recreation categories.

In Kentucky Derby Dreams, 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 of the sheikhs, moguls, and magnates who prowl the yearling sales, hunting for their next Derby winner. From the carefully calculated birth of the new crop of foals to the horses' debut at the world's premier yearling sale in Lexington, Kentucky, this is a rare behind-the-scenes look at the vets, the surgeries, the long hours, and the hard work that it takes to breed a Derby hopeful. Kentucky Derby Dreams follows the lives of foals born during the 2009 foaling season and uncovers the inside drama and heartache that accompany these potential champions from the foaling barn to the sales ring. Compelling, fascinating, and fast-paced, this is a must read for anyone who's ever watched the Kentucky Derby.

Derby Dreams

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Author : Mary Lou Werner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Derby Dreams written by Mary Lou Werner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Horse racing categories.

Dream Derby

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Author : Avalyn Hunter
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2023-09-12

Dream Derby written by Avalyn Hunter and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.

On the morning of May 18, 1924, households across America opened their newspapers to the headline: "Derby Winner Property of Indian Woman." The woman in question was Rosa Magnet Hoots, a member of the Oklahoma Osage Nation. The horse, draped in the iconic red roses signifying his victory in the fiftieth running of the Kentucky Derby, was Black Gold. In a sport defined by its exclusivity, the pair's unlikely appearance in the winner's circle set off a firestorm of speculation that would uncover an origin story stranger than fiction. Named for the oil that had been discovered in large quantities in Oklahoma at the time of his birth, Black Gold was born in 1921 to a mare named Useeit. At the start of her hard-knocking racing career, Useeit had been purchased by Al Hoots, for whom she won thirty-two of a staggering 122 races. What the mare lacked in regality, she made up for in gumption, a trait Hoots believed could propel her progeny to the hallowed ground of Churchill Downs. Hoots himself would never see Black Gold, dying unexpectedly in 1917. But the legend that came to define the horse would begin with him. Languishing in his deathbed, Hoots claimed to have a prophetic dream that a colt born to Useeit would win the Kentucky Derby. He extracted a promise from his wife, Rosa, to breed the mare to the stallion Black Toney. The decision, which came to fruition three years after Hoots's death, would set in motion a story that would forever change Thoroughbred racing. In Dream Derby: The Myth and Legend of Black Gold, author Avalyn Hunter explores the personalities and histories that surrounded Black Gold. Told against the backdrop of a make-or-break moment for American horse racing and politics at large and framed by the racial violence that rocked Tulsa in the 1920s, Black Gold's victory at the Golden Jubilee stands at the intersection of sport and history. Hunter's work looks behind every stall and tack room door and celebrates the hard work that goes into a great horse and its rivals.

Ashleigh 10 Derby Dreams

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Author : Chris Platt
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2001-03-06

Ashleigh 10 Derby Dreams written by Chris Platt and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-06 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

When the racehorse that her family plans to enter in the Kentucky Derby suddenly turns mean and begins to lose races, Ashleigh determines to find the cause of his strange behavior.