Three Strides Before the Wire The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing,9780786886227

Three Strides Before the Wire The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780786886227
ISBN10: 0786886226
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-04-16
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary

In this fast-paced and colorful chronicle of the racing track, journalist Elizabeth Mitchell takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the world of horse racing by tracing the intertwined lives of jockey Chris Antley, trainer D. Wayne Lukas, owners Bob and Beverly Lewis, 1999 Derby winner Charismatic, and the author herself, who placed a crucial bet on the race. The adventure takes us behind the scenes of America's racetracks, revealing the colorful history of horse racing, while also exposing the underbelly of racing scandals. Three Strides Before the Wire captures these triumphs and tragedies and illuminates a world wherein one day at the track can mean the difference between the fulfilled promise of the winner's circle and the shattering of one's dreams. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Mitchell is the author of W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty. She was formerly the executive editor of George magazine and features editor of SPIN magazine. She lives in New York City

Table of Contents

Dream Trip
1(8)
Dark Horse
9(37)
Bug Boy
46(27)
Lucky Fellow
73(25)
The Ant
98(30)
Morning Glory
128(30)
The Hotbox
158(29)
The Big Gamble
187(10)
Kentucky Derby
197(24)
The Devil's Picture Books
221(18)
The Preakness
239(19)
Handicapping
258(17)
The Belmont
275(27)
The Longest Odds
302(16)
Falling Off
318(28)
The Wire
346(21)
Endnotes 367(22)
Index 389

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