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Buch (Softcover): Ratgeber
Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown
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Verlag:
University Press of Kentucky Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: L638734
EAN: 9780813197401
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Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Fr, 24.07.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 32.75
Beschreibung
He was always destined to be a champion. Royally bred, with English and American classic winners in his pedigree, Sir Barton shone from birth, dubbed the "king of them all. " But after a winless two-year-old season and a near-fatal illness, uncertainty clouded the start of Sir Barton's three-year-old season. Then his surprise victory in America's signature race, the Kentucky Derby, started him on the road to history, where he would go on to dominate the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, completing America's first Triple Crown. His wins inspired the ultimate chase for greatness in American horse racing and established an elite group that would grow to include legends like Citation, Secretariat, and American Pharoah. After a series of dynamic wins in 1920, popular opinion tapped Sir Barton as the best challenger for the wonder horse Man o' War, and demanded a match race to settle once and for all which horse was the greatest. That duel would cement the reputation of one horse for all time and diminish the reputation of the other for the next century-until now. Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown. is the first book to focus on Sir Barton, his career, and his historic impact on horse racing. Author Jennifer S. Kelly uses extensive research and historical sources to examine this champion's life and achievements. Kelly charts how Sir Barton broke track records, scored victories over other champions, and sparked the yearly pursuit of Triple Crown glory. This book reveals the legacy of Sir Barton and his seminal contributions to Thoroughbred racing one hundred years after his pioneering achievement.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Jennifer S Kelly
- Steve Haskin
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 328