Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "e;The Voice of Chicago Racing,"e; holds the world record for calling the most horse racesan astounding 96,131.
This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive and interesting treatise on breeding race horses, with information on crossing, stallions, selection, and many other aspects of horse breeding.
This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive treatise on horse racing, and includes information on stabling, training, breeding, and many other aspects of race horse preparation.
It's March in Ireland - the flat season is about the start and Irish Times racing correspondent, Brian O'Connor has decided to boldly go where no racing correspondent has gone before.
From the award-wining author of Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan's first book, Blood Horses, combines personal reflections about his father and an in-depth look at the history and culture of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Chicago may seem a surprising choice for studying thoroughbred racing, especially since it was originally a famous harness racing town and did not get heavily into thoroughbred racing until the 1880s.
It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the Thoroughbred industry's most renowned stallions.
It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the Thoroughbred industry's most renowned stallions.
An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prolific gambler, John Morrissey wasif nothing elsean unlikely candidate to become one of the most important figures in the history of Thoroughbred racing.
An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prolific gambler, John Morrissey was-if nothing else-an unlikely candidate to become one of the most important figures in the history of Thoroughbred racing.
Like an old-fashioned hymn sung in rounds, Something's Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal in the coalfields of central Appalachia.
Belle Brezing made a major career move when she stepped off the streets of Lexington, Kentucky, and into Jennie Hill's bawdy house-an upscale brothel run out of a former residence of Mary Todd Lincoln.
Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "e;greatest two minutes in sports,"e; the Kentucky Derby.
Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "e;greatest two minutes in sports,"e; the Kentucky Derby.
Blackmail, seduction and murder - there's more to horseracing than meets the eye John Francome explores the cut-throat world of international flat racing in his jaw dropping racing thriller Stone Cold.
