Kentucky Handicap Horse Racing

Kentucky Handicap Horse Racing
Title Kentucky Handicap Horse Racing PDF eBook
Author Melanie Greene
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 161
Release 2014-04-08
Genre History
ISBN 1625850026

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In a handicap, horses are assigned weights based on their past performances as a way to try to create evenly matched fields. The better the horse, the heavier the weight assigned. In the United States, handicaps once accounted for the majority of stakes races and were known to boast large purses attracting the leading horses of the day. Kentucky-bred horses such as Discovery, Equipoise and Kelso won under the heaviest of weights, dominating the handicap division year after year, and were immortalized in the hall of fame. These equine stars brought recognition to the Sport of Kings and became renowned athletes for their courage, fortitude and durability. Join author and turf historian Melanie Greene as she recounts the harrowing tales of these noble steeds.

Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky

Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky
Title Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky PDF eBook
Author Foster Ockerman
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 126
Release 2015-11-30
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1439666458

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A behind-the-scenes history of the Bluegrass State’s iconic sport. Horse racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous. The equine industry in the state dates as far back as the eighteenth century, and some of that history remains untold. The Seventeenth Earl of Derby made the trip from England to Louisville for the famed Kentucky Derby. Many famous African American jockeys grew up in the area but fled to Europe during the Jim Crow era. Gambling on races is a popular pastime, but betting in the early days caused significant changes in the sport. Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky details the rich and the lesser-known history at the tracks in the Bluegrass State.

Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown

Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown
Title Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown PDF eBook
Author Jennifer S. Kelly
Publisher University Press of Kentucky
Pages 300
Release 2019-05-03
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 0813177189

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The true story of a forgotten champion: “Bringing Sir Barton out from the shadows, Jennifer Kelly restores him to a richly-deserved spotlight.” ―Dorothy Ours, author of Man o’ War He was always destined to be a champion. Royally bred, with English and American classic winners in his pedigree, Sir Barton shone from birth, dubbed the “king of them all.” But after a winless two-year-old season and a near-fatal illness, uncertainty clouded the start of Sir Barton’s three-year-old season. Then his surprise victory in America’s signature race, the Kentucky Derby, started him on the road to history, where he would go on to dominate the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, completing America’s first Triple Crown. His wins inspired the ultimate chase for greatness in American horse racing and established an elite group that would grow to include legends like Citation, Secretariat, and American Pharoah. After a series of dynamic wins in 1920, popular opinion tapped Sir Barton as the best challenger for the wonder horse Man o’ War, and demanded a match race to settle once and for all which horse was the greatest. That duel would cement the reputation of one horse for all time and diminish the reputation of the other for the next century—until now. Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown is the first book to focus on Sir Barton, his career, and his historic impact on horse racing. Jennifer S. Kelly uses extensive research and historical sources to examine this champion’s life and achievements. Kelly charts how Sir Barton broke track records, scored victories over other champions, and sparked the yearly pursuit of Triple Crown glory.

Thoroughbred Record

Thoroughbred Record
Title Thoroughbred Record PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 692
Release 1918
Genre Horse racing
ISBN

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Includes a statistical issue (title varies slightly) 1947-

Country Life and the Sportsman

Country Life and the Sportsman
Title Country Life and the Sportsman PDF eBook
Author Reginald Townsend Townsend
Publisher
Pages 616
Release 1938
Genre Country life
ISBN

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Who's who in Thoroughbred Racing. V. II.

Who's who in Thoroughbred Racing. V. II.
Title Who's who in Thoroughbred Racing. V. II. PDF eBook
Author Ned Welch
Publisher
Pages 346
Release 1947
Genre Horse-racing
ISBN

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The American Stud Book

The American Stud Book
Title The American Stud Book PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 1394
Release 1907
Genre Horses
ISBN

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Containing full pedigree of all the imported thorough-bred stallions and mares, with their produce.