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Horse Racing eBooks

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  • My $50,000 Year at the Races

    by Andrew Beyer ...
    A Harvard dropout’s memoir of playing the horses—a great read for handicappers or those who enjoyed Ben Mezrich’s Bringing Down the House.In 1977, before he was known as the creator of “The Beyer Speed Figure,” Andrew Beyer set out on a gambling odyssey, determined to prove himself as a horseplayer. He would marshal all his handicapping skills for assaults on four racetracks: Gulfstream Park, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Derby Fever

    by Jim Bolus ...
    Series series Bolus Derby Series
    Each spring as the Kentucky Derby grows near, a kind of frenzy hits a wide section of the population. People suddenly turn their attention to Churchill Downs, and the anticipation of the Run for the Roses sends everyone into "Derby fever." Here in his third book on the Kentucky Derby, Jim Bolus brings together a collection of his favorite Derby Stories that are sure to make an avid race fan out of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Derby Magic

    by Jim Bolus ...
    Series series Bolus Derby Series
    " . . . absorbing chapters trace the history of shipping horses by air and equine personalities from the lovable Buckpasser to the vious Nevele Pride . . . A delight for racing fans." -Publishers WeeklyNo one was more knowledgeable about the Kentucky Derby than Jim Bolus, Kentucky Derby curator of the Kentucky Derby Museum, which is located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • And They're Off!

    My Years as the Voice of Thoroughbred Racing

    by Phil Georgeff ...
    Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "The Voice of Chicago Racing," holds the world record for calling the most horse races—an astounding 96,131. During his fifty years in the sport, Georgeff brushed shoulders with every great jockey and saw just about every great horse, from 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation to 1973's Secretariat. Part ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Citation

    In a Class by Himself

    by Phil Georgeff ...
    When Citation (1945-1970) retired in mid-1951, he was horseracing's first and, to that point, only millionaire racehorse. Following his 1948 triumphs at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont in 1948, it would be twenty-five years before another horse (Secreteriat) would again wear the coveted Triple Crown.Citation, by legendary announcer and longtime horseracing insider Phil Georgeff, reveals ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Horse Of A Different Color

    A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat

    by Jim Squires ...
    Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are about 35,000-to-1. How did a former Chicago newspaper editor bring together the stallion and mare and breed the winner of the world's most famous and important horserace?Jim Squires's Horse of a Different Color tells the story of his wild ride from ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Native Dancer

    The Grey Ghost Hero of a Golden Age

    The remarkable story of Native Dancer, one of the most celebrated thoroughbred racehorses of all time, will captivate the same readers who made Seabiscuit a #1 New York Times bestseller.In the early 1950s, a rising star flickered across millions of black-and-white TV sets. Nicknamed “The Grey Ghost,” Native Dancer was a blueblood thoroughbred with a taste for drama, courtesy of his come-from ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Seabiscuit

    An American Legend

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend.Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • How to Pick a Winner

    by Mary Mountier ...
    Released for the 2004 Melbourne Cup, this guide provides astute observations and hilarious insights for both racing amateurs and seasoned racing and betting pros. Celebrating "the sport of kings," this insider's view explores the personalities, scandals, oddities, joys of ownership, social divisions, betting systems, and how it all beganblame King Charles IIwhile offering sound advice to newcomers ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pompano Park Harness Track

    Series series Images of America
    Known as the �Winter Capital of Harness Racing,� Pompano Park has provided the only nighttime standardbred harness competition in Florida since its 1964 inaugural season. Prominent Kentucky horseman Frederick Van Lennep and his wife, Frances Dodge Van Lennep, built a $5.5-million track on the property of a failed 1926 thoroughbred track in Pompano Beach. Pompano Park has since hosted leading ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Blood Horses

    Notes of a Sportswriter's Son

    **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.Winner of a 2004 Whiting Writers' Award**"Sullivan has found the transcendent in the horse."--Sports IllustratedOne evening late in his life, veteran sportswriter Mike Sullivan was ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Horseplayers

    Life at the Track

    This fun and witty exposé of horse racing in America goes behind the scenes at the track, providing a serious gambler's-eye-view of the action. Ted McClelland spent a year at tracks and off-track betting facilities in Chicago and across the country, profiling the people who make a career of gambling on horses. This account follows his personal journey of what it means to be a player as he gambles ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bright's Kill

    A Campbell Young Mystery

    Series Book 1 - A Campbell Young Mystery
    When racehorse trainer Delbert "Shorty" Rogers is found dead in a stall at Caledonia Downs, Homicide Detective Campbell Young is drawn into the investigation. Add to the mix a lottery winner, an Internet mogul, a reclusive land baron, his voluptuous helpmate and twin bodyguards, an eccentric environmentalist, a cast of backstretch characters reminiscent of Damon Runyon, and the murder of a ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Suffolk Downs

    Series series Images of Sports
    Since opening on July 10, 1935, Suffolk Downs has played host to some of Thoroughbred racing�s greatest champions, including Triple Crown winners War Admiral, Whirlaway, and Assault, as well as other greats such as Seabiscuit, John Henry, and Cigar. In addition to these legendary horses, hall of fame jockeys George Woolf, Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro, Chris McCarron, Angel Cordero, and Jerry ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Everything Horseback Riding Book

    Step-by-step Instruction to Riding Like a Pro

    Series series Everything® Series
    So, you want to ride, but you don't know a halter from a harness? Have no fear - The Everything Horseback Riding Book is packed with helpful tips on clothing, equipment, and techniques to get you started! Author Cheryl Kimball gives you such clear, step-by-step instruction that even cinching will be a cinch. From finding the right instructor to mastering the trot and the canter, this guide has it ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Maryland Steeplechasing

    Series series Images of America
    Each spring, thousands of spectators clamber onto hillsides with picnics and binoculars to watch steeplechase racing, a fast-paced equine sport born out of the fundamentals of fox hunting. Since 1894, when the first Maryland Hunt Cup was run, the month of April has been synonymous with steeplechase racing. Starting with the Elkridge-Harford Hunt races and continuing with the National Steeplechase ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wink

    by Ed Hotaling ...
    "May be the most fascinating untold sports story in American history."--Charles Osgood, anchor, CBS News Sunday Morning"Winkfield's story is so incredible you'll find yourself wondering why you've never heard it before."--MSNBC"Winkfield's life (is) an unbelievable ride."--ESPN"For once, a book's breathless subtitle is accurate."--The Washington Post"This is the stuff of great nonfiction."- ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Fox In the Cupboard

    A Memoir

    by Jane Shilling ...
    What does a London-based single mother do on her holidays? With a couple of weeks unexpectedly free and no chance of going away, Jane Shilling decided she would pursue a childhood ambition and learn to ride. A teacher -- Mrs. Rogers -- was easy to find. What she hadn't reckoned on was that Mrs. Rogers was a master of foxhounds. So began Jane's odd, late-blooming affair with foxhunting: the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Man o' War

    A Legend Like Lightning

    by Dorothy Ours ...
    Dorothy Ours's Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning tells the fascinating true story of one of the greatest racehorses who ever lived.His trainer said that managing him was like holding a tiger by the tail. His owner compared him to "chain lightning." His jockeys found their lives transformed by him, in triumphant and distressing ways. All of them became caught in a battle for honesty.Born in 1917, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Winning Horseplayer

    An Advanced Approach to Thoroughbred Handicapping and Betting

    by Andrew Beyer ...
    In The Winning Horseplayer, Andrew Beyer builds on the strategy of speed handicapping that he detailed brilliantly in Picking Winners by introducing the concept of trip handicapping. Through an unbeatable combination of case studies and lively anecdotes, Beyer shows the smart bettor how to combine past performance data with an understanding of trips, track bias, and pace. This advanced guide to ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Great Match Race

    When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle

    The Great Match Race is a captivating account of America's first sports spectacle, a horse race that pitted North against South in three grueling heats. On a bright afternoon in May 1823, an unprecedented sixty thousand people showed up to watch two horses run the equivalent of nine Kentucky Derbys in a few hours' time. Eclipse was the majestic champion representing the North, and Henry, an equine ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tennessee's Arabian Horse Racing Heritage

    Series series Images of America
    Historically Tennessee�s horse breeding industry has received recognition for producing prized Thoroughbred racehorses, smooth-gaited Tennessee Walking horses, and sturdy work mules. Historical accounts, however, largely overlook the contributions of Tennessee horse breeders to the sport of Arabian horse racing. One hundred years have passed since anti-gambling legislation ended Tennessee�s reign ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kentucky's Saddlebred Heritage

    Series series Images of America
    Long associated with fine Thoroughbred horses, Kentucky's Bluegrass region is also home to America's oldest indigenous breed: the American Saddlebred horse.A composite of several breeds, the Saddlebred was developed by 18th century colonists who sought a good looking, sensible, adaptable, and comfortable animal to ride and drive. These traits made it the mainstay of the Confederate cavalry during ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Not By a Long Shot

    A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track

    by T.D. Thornton ...
    The great myth of horse racing is that the game is the regal and royal Sport of Kings. It isn't. Not by a long shot.Anyone who doubts this need look no further than Suffolk Downs, a once-proud racecourse graced in its glory years by boisterous throngs and champions such as Seabiscuit. Now the blue-collar East Boston track is one of many that have fallen on hard times. These days "Sufferin' Downs" ... Read more

    $11.99 USD