Bill Hartack - The Bittersweet Life of a Hall of Fame Jockey (Paperback)

Bill Hartack won the Kentucky Derby five times, and seemed to hate every moment of it. ""If only Bill could have gotten along with people the way he got along with horses,"" a trainer said. His tragic, impoverished upbringing didn't help: his mother was killed in an automobile accident; the family home burned down; his father was murdered by a girlfriend; and he was estranged from his sisters. Larry King, his friend, said it was just as well the termperamental Hartack never married, because it wouldn't have lasted. Hartack became one of racing's most accomplished jockeys. But he was inveterate grouch and worked at giving the press a hard time. At 26, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Whenever the media tried to bury him, he would win another Derby. At the end of his life, he was found alone in a solitary cabin in the Texas hinterlands. Drawn from dozens of interviews and conversations with family members, friends and enemies, this book provides a full account of Hartack's turbulent life.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	Bill Christine
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-6362-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Equestrian & animal sports > Horse racing > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Biography > Sport Promotions
LSN:	1-4766-6362-9
Barcode:	9781476663623

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