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KENTUCKY DERBY DREAMS
By: Susan Nusser
The Making of Thoroughbred Champions
St. Martin's Press
April 2012
On Sale: April 10, 2012
304 pages
ISBN: 0312569904
EAN: 9780312569907
Kindle: B006JJVJ1K
Hardcover / e-Book
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From the foal barn to the racetrack, this book captures for the first time the behind-the-scenes drama of raising Kentucky Derby hopefuls From Seabiscuit to Secretariat, Americans have a fascination with and a passion for race horses. Kentucky Derby Dreams is the first book of its kind to capture that excitement before history is made. From the carefully calculated birth of the new crop of foals to the horses' debut at the worldβs premier yearling sale in Lexington, Kentucky, this is a rare behind-the-scenes look at the vets, the drugs, the surgeries, the long hours, and the hard work that it takes to breed a Derby winner. By following three years in the lives of foals born during one week of the 2009 foaling season, Kentucky Derby Dreams uncovers all the inside drama and heartache that accompany these potential champions from the foaling barn to the bluegrass.
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