An award-winning sportswriter chronicles twelve months of horse racing fever, from stories of jockeys, owners, and trainers, to the starting gate at the Kentucky Derby. Reprint.

“In crisp, elegant prose, Drape captures his subjects and their sport as they wind through a wildly eventful season of racing.” —Laura Hillenbrand, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Seabiscuit Rich in detail and crackling with wit, The Race for the Triple Crown is a personal narrative that captures the

A collection of writings on Triple Crown horseracing pays tribute to its rare winners as well as the significant events and jockeys that have shaped its evolution, in a compendium that includes contributions by such writers as Jane Smiley, Red Smith, and Arthur Daley. 25,000 first printing.

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A gripping look at the great duel between Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown—comprised of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes—and his archrival, Alydar. From the moment they first galloped head-to-head in Saratoga Springs, the two chestnut colts showed they were the stuff