Not by a Long Shot: A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:PublicAffairsISBN-13:9781586485665ISBN-10:1586485660UPC:9781586485665Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Animal Sports, United StatesBook Topic:Horse Racing, State & LocalSize:8.89 x 5.83 x 1.03 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SCD6NSNPNN
Not by a Long Shot: A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track
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'...
Language:EnglishPublisher:PublicAffairsISBN-13:9781586485665ISBN-10:1586485660UPC:9781586485665Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Animal Sports, United StatesBook Topic:Horse Racing, State & LocalSize:8.89 x 5.83 x 1.03 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SCD6NSNPNN
T.D. Thornton has written for several newspapers, most notably the Boston Globe and the national Thoroughbred daily the Racing Times. His work has appeared in an array of literary journals, and he often comments on racing on television and radio. He lives outside of Boston.
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