The Blue Collar Thoroughbred

An Inside Account of the Real World of Racing

Gene McCormick (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2007
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-3049-9 (ISBN)

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Presents a nonfiction insider's look at the sport of thoroughbred racing from a day-to-day, behind-the-scenes vantage point. Divided into three sections, this book discusses racing, breeding and jockeying - the realities of thoroughbred racing. It provides insight and experience regarding the actualities of thoroughbred racing.

The world of Thoroughbred horse racing is much more than the glitz-and-glamour Saturday races shown on TV. From Sunday through Friday, there are a myriad of horses who run, not for million dollar purses, but in the smaller claiming races that keep horse-racing alive and financially viable. On these same days, there are the bettors, owners, trainers and jockeys who form the backbone of horse-racing with their less-than-glamorous livelihood. This volume presents a non-fiction insider's look at today's sport of Thoroughbred racing from a day-to-day, behind-the-scenes vantage point. Divided into three sections, it discusses the racing, breeding and jockeying which is the reality of Thoroughbred racing. From trainers and jockeys to the editor of the Illinois Racing News, men and women well versed in the sport provide firsthand insight and experience regarding the actualities of Thoroughbred racing. Selected racing records and an extensive glossary of horse racing terms are also included.

Gene McCormick has written numerous books on a variety of subjects. He is president of a marketing and public relations company and lives in Wayne, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prologue

I. AT THE TRACK

1. Pssst ... Anybody Wanna Buy a Horse?

2. Lighting Up with a Loverboy

3. Try, Try Again. And Again.

4. Rejuvenation, Risk, Reward and Retirement

5. A Time of Reckoning

6. Pssst ... Are You Sure You Don’t Wanna Buy a Horse?

7. How You Gonna Keep ’Em Down on the Farm...?

II. ON THE FARM

8. Mole Meadows and the House of Optimism

III. RIDERS UP

9. Breakfast of Champions

10. “We rode for the love of it,” or “I was tryin’ to kill the son of a bitch!”

11. How to Ride a Thoroughbred to the Hall of Fame

12. Running Hard, Going Slow

Selected Racing Records

Glossary

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2007
Zusatzinfo	28 photos, glossary, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	245 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
ISBN-10	0-7864-3049-4 / 0786430494
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-3049-9 / 9780786430499
Zustand	Neuware