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Ten Best Kentucky Derbies
by The Staff and Correspondents of the Blood-Horse
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Eclipse Press (2005-04-01)
ISBN: 1581501188
EAN: 9781581501186
Dewey Decimal #: 798.400976944
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 200 pages
SKU: D5020301k
Condition: NEW
Comments: 10 Best Kentucky Derbies - Hardback with DustJacket - NEW - crisp pages clean and unmarked - binding tight and solid - International Shipping avaliable - Please email for rates
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
With 130 runnings to choose from, a panel of racing experts selected the 10 Kentucky Derbies in this volume as the all-time greatest, most exciting, and riveting first Saturdays in May.
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Customer Reviews
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Ten Great Performances, Ten Outstanding Stories
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-08-03
While the sports marketplace is littered with books which judge performers and performances, this compilation from the staff and correspondents of The Blood-Horse magazine is unique; it started as a cornerstone story in a special edition of the publication in 2000.
Through expanded commentary, classic photographs and result charts, the vivid stories of the legends like Secretariat and Citation, the forgotten champs - Black Gold, Brokers Tip - and amazing victories of Canonero II and Alysheba are chronicled in a way that the most hardened railbird or casual fan can appreciate.
And like a past performance chart on a rain-soaked afternoon, the rankings can be tossed aside, as each story stands alone as fascinating tributes to the equine athletes, jockeys, owners and breeders.
As much as a reference guide as wonderful history, it is an outstanding example of making a winner out of an oftentimes stale means of judging sports history.
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Derby Day Glory Renewed
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-10-14
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
Of course, the people who have lived through the experience of triumph in the kentucky derby say that it cannot simply be described in words. But this book comes awfully close. Panelists of The Blood-Horse were polled to see which Derby was the most memorable. Of course, it is true with what D. Wayne Lukas said in the forward, "They're all special." But the panelists picked their top ten: Secretariat, and who wouldn't pick him? He was a superhorse that finished the derby in under two minutes! What a freak! Canonero the second, now this was a story I did not know of, but this one about the venuezuelan horse that won the derby and preakness at impeccible odds deserves a novel of it's own. Iron Leige's derby triumph was pretty ironic, what with the fact that Shoemaker, on Gallant Man, was warned not to stand up in his stirrups during the race and that is exactly what happened! Affirmed and Alydar, of course, carry a rivalry that goes unmatched. Citation, the Calumet iron horse, was a magnificent freak of nature, always fun to read that story. Brokers Tip, Black Gold and Regret, stories of derbies long in the past, were fascinating for their way of bringing history back to you in such a vivid way. Alysheba's incredible journey around the turn was enough to start off a remarkable career. and last but not least, Calumet's other triple crown star, Whirlaway. All of them bring back the days of wine and roses, on one of the most historic days that has been celebrated over 100 years. It is impossible to pick the best Kentucky Derby, but these 10 are just enough to get you in high Derby spirits.
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