For a few months in 1982, Landaluce was a national celebrity. In
her second start, just one week after claiming her maiden, the
two-year-old filly won the Hollywood Lassie Stakes by 21 lengths
face=Calibri>- a margin of victory that remains the largest ever
in any race by a two-year-old at Hollywood Park. Landaluce was
poised to become the next American super-horse. But those dreams
ended when the two-year-old died in her stall at Santa Anita four
months later, the victim of a swift and mysterious illness. Today,
with the 'I Love Luce' bumper stickers long-gone, the filly has
been largely forgotten. In Landaluce: Forever a Champion, Mary
Perdue tells the story of a filly whose short but meteoric racing
career could have changed racing history forever. In doing so,
Perdue also explores the lives and careers of the breeders, owners
and trainer, as well as her famous sire, Seattle Slew. From breeder
Leslie Combs, who grew Spendthrift farm into a 4,000 acre
powerhouse while standing over 40 of the most prized stallions in
the country, to trainer D. Wayne Lukas whose stable of racehorses
have been winning races for nearly forty years, Landaluce's brief
stint at the top of the sport provides a window into racing
history. More than a mere recitation of Landaluce's accomplishments
or a piece of investigative journalism probing the mystery of her
death, Perdue explores how one filly captured the imagination of
racing fans across the country and set the stage for another filly
turned super-horse, Zenyatta, in the decades to come. "Mary Perdue
takes readers on a riveting journey not just through Landaluce's
two years on earth, but across decades of horse racing history,
from the Great Depression to the 1980s, from Kentucky to
California, from breeding shed to euthanasia ...Perdue's work
centers on one horse, but taps racing's every vein - essential
reading for fans of the sport." - Tim Layden, writer-at-large at
NBC Sports
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