...
click to view more

Horse of a Different Color

by [Squires, Jim]

$21.22

List Price: $21.99
Save: $0.77 (3%)
add to favourite
  • In Stock - Guaranteed to ship in 24 hours with Free Online tracking.
  • FREE DELIVERY by Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:19:42 AM UTC
  • 24/24 Online
  • Yes High Speed
  • Yes Protection
Tell-A-Friend
Last update:

Description

Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are about 35,000-to-1. How did a former Chicago newspaper editor bring together the stallion and mare and breed the winner of the world's most famous and important horserace?

Jim Squires's Horse of a Different Color tells the story of his wild ride from absurdity to glory at the pinnacle of horseracing success alongside Monarchos, the charismatic gray colt blessed with the extraordinary speed, poise, and stamina necessary to carry his motley band of human handlers to the highest level of their profession.

Squires takes you on an exciting journey through the close-knit and secretive world of horse breeders, buyers, sellers, owners, and trainers. And his hilarious tour of racehorse culture ends with a blazing sprint down the homestretch of the second fastest Derby in history in the company of a crowd of Kentuckians driven mad with "Derby Fever."

Last updated on

Product Details

  • PublicAffairs Brand
  • Apr 3, 2003 Pub Date:
  • 9781586481803 ISBN-13:
  • 1586481800 ISBN-10:
  • 339.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.5 in * 0.85 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: