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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Sowers, Richard, 1950-     Subjects     Kentucky Derby -- History.     Horse racing -- United States -- History.     Thoroughbred horse -- United States -- History.     Preakness Stakes, Baltimore, Md. -- History.     Belmont Stakes, N.Y. -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sowers, Richard, 1950-       by title:      The Kentucky Derby, ...         MARC Display

The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes : a comprehensive history / Richard Sowers ; foreword by Steve Haskin. by Sowers, Richard, 1950- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2014. Subjects Kentucky Derby -- History.   Horse racing -- United States -- History.   Thoroughbred horse -- United States -- History.   Preakness Stakes, Baltimore, Md. -- History.   Belmont Stakes, N.Y. -- History. ISBN:  9780786476985 (pbk.) 0786476982 (pbk.) Description:  vi, 521 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm Contents:  1867-1869: A ruthless beginning -- 1870-1879: Baltimore and Louisville join the party -- 1880-1889: A select few run the classics -- 1890-1899: The preakness surfaces in Brooklyn -- 1900-1909: The preakness returns to its roots -- 1910-1919: East meets west -- 1920-1929: "Three big events of the year" -- 1930-1939: Five Belmonts for Belair -- 1940-1949: Streetcars and superstars -- 1950-1959: The "gray ghost" brings turf to television -- 1960-1969: Dramatic duels and controversy -- 1970-1979: Racing's greatest decade -- 1980-1989: A drought begins -- 1990-1999: From Lukas to Baffert -- 2000-2009: Goodbye to decades of derby logic -- 2010-2013: The long drought continues Requests:  0 Summary:  "This is the definitive history of thoroughbred racing's three premier events, which have never before been explored in such detail. This book gives the history of America's classic races from the inaugural Belmont Stakes in 1867 through 2013"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 798.4 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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