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The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event

The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event - Paperback

by James C. Nicholson
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Availability:In StockContributor:James C. Nicholson, Chris McCarron (Foreword by)Publish date:2014-11-18Pages:296
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813161228ISBN-10:813161223UPC:9780813161228Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Animal Sports, United StatesBook Topic:Horse Racing, 20th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC3Y69F7RH
Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "greatest two minutes in sports," the Kentucky Derby. No American sporting event can claim the history, tradition, or pageantry that the Kentucky Derby holds. For more than 130 years, spectators have been fascinated by the magnificent horses that run the Louisville track. Thoroughbreds such as Secretariat and Barbaro have earned instant international f
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813161228ISBN-10:813161223UPC:9780813161228Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Animal Sports, United StatesBook Topic:Horse Racing, 20th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC3Y69F7RH

James C. Nicholson is the author of Never Say Die: A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry.


Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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James C. Nicholson, Chris McCarron (Foreword by)

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James C. Nicholson

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