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Never Say Die: A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry

Never Say Die: A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry - Hardcover

by James C. Nicholson
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Availability:In StockContributor:James C. Nicholson, Pete Best (Foreword by)Publish date:2013-05-04Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813141671ISBN-10:813141672UPC:9780813141671Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Animal Sports, History, ModernBook Topic:Horse Racing, 20th CenturySize:9.27 x 6.38 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC0ND1X0MJ
A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes. Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill were in attendance, along with thousands of Britons who were all convinced of the unfailing superiority of English bloodstock and eager to see a British colt take the victory. They were shocked when a Kentucky-born chestnut named Never Say Die galloped to a two-length triumph at odds of 33-1, winning Brita
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813141671ISBN-10:813141672UPC:9780813141671Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Animal Sports, History, ModernBook Topic:Horse Racing, 20th CenturySize:9.27 x 6.38 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC0ND1X0MJ

James C. Nicholson is the author of numerous books including The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event, The Notorious John Morrissey: How a Bare-Knuckle Brawler Became a Congressman and Founded Saratoga Race Course, and Racing for America: The Horse Race of the Century and the Redemption of a Sport. He lives in Versailles, Kentucky.


Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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James C. Nicholson, Pete Best (Foreword by)

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James C. Nicholson

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