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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Equestrian & animal sports > Horse racing
On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image crossed the finish line at Churchill
Downs to win the 94th Kentucky Derby. Yet the jubilation ended
three days later for the owner, the jockey and the trainers who
propelled the celebrated thoroughbred to victory. Amid a firestorm
of controversy, Dancer's Image was disqualified after blood tests
revealed the presence of a widely used anti-inflammatory drug with
a dubious legal status. Over forty years later, questions still
linger over the origins of the substance and the turmoil it
created. Veteran turfwriter and noted equine law expert Milt Toby
gives the first in-depth look at the only disqualification in Derby
history and how the Run for the Roses was changed forever.
In the late eighteenth century, in the bustling city streets of
Louisville, began a tradition of thoroughbred racing that has
transcended centuries. Follow Kimberly Gatto as she chronicles the
history of the world's most famous racing venue, which
revolutionized the "Sport of Kings" and created the Kentucky Derby,
Kentucky Oaks and Clark Handicap races. Fans will enjoy the tales
of various horses, from the early triumph of Ten Broeck over Mollie
McCarthy to the Derby victory of the heroic Barbaro. Churchill
Downs: America's Most Historic Racetrack recounts how various
financial hardships, the introduction of parimutuel wagering, the
construction of the famed twin spires and the age of television
transformed Churchill Downs into the majestic track we recognize
today.
The Racing Post Desk Calendar is the perfect office accessory. It
is a tent-folded, wiro-bound desk calendar featuring one month to
view with the most up to date race meeting information in the UK
and Ireland at the time of publication - jumps, flat and the
all-weather. It also includes the principal races and bloodstock
sales dates. Every month is illustrated with a superb colour
photograph by Edward Whitaker or one of the Racing Post's
award-winning photographers. It is great for your desk or side
table as a quick reference and for adding key personal events.
One of racing's best loved families, opens up about life in the
sport. Michael Scudamore, the patriarch of a racing dynasty, rode
in 16 consecutive Grand Nationals including the 1957 renewal, which
he famously won on Oxo. Peter Scudamore was a record-breaking
eight-time Champion Jockey and now assists his partner Lucinda
Russell, with whom they trained 2017 Grand National winner, One For
Arthur. Tales from the saddle in the 50s and 60s from Michael make
remarkable reading especially interspersed with those from the 80s
and 90s from Peter. Tom Scudamore, one of the current leading
jockey's, brings experience of riding today and together with
stories from his father and grandfather, a fascinating new light is
shed on the National Hunt game. This was a unique undertaking
involving a unique family and will be a joy to read for every jumps
racing fan.
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