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First Kentucky Derby: Thirteen Black Jockeys, One Shady Owner, and the Little Red Horse That Wasn't
by Shrager, Mark
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In The First Kentucky Derby, racing historian Mark Shrager examines the events leading up to the first "Run for the Roses," the unsuccessful plot hatched by the winning horse's owner to fix the race, and the prominent role played by African Americans in Gilded Age racing culture--a holdover from pre-emancipation days, when slaves were trained from birth to ride for their wealthy owners and grew up surrounded by the horses that would be their life's work.
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- Eclipse Press Brand
- May 1, 2023 Pub Date:
- 1493073346 ISBN-10:
- 9781493073344 ISBN-13:
- English Language
- 288.0 pages Hardcover
- 9.21 in * 0.85 in * 6.16 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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