The Longest Shot : Lil E. Tee and the Kentucky Derby /

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On the first Saturday in May every year in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after 5:30 PM, a new horse attains racing immortality. The Kentucky Derby is like no other race, and its winners are the finest horses in the world. Covered in rich red roses, surrounded by flashing cameras and admiring crowds,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eisenberg, John, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lil E. Tee > (Race horse), > 1989-2009
Lil E. Tee > (Race horse), > 1989-2009.
Race horses.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Horse Racing.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Equestrian.
Chevaux de course > Pennsylvanie > Biographies.
Race horses > Pennsylvania > Biography.
Pennsylvania.
Biographies.
Animal biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:On the first Saturday in May every year in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after 5:30 PM, a new horse attains racing immortality. The Kentucky Derby is like no other race, and its winners are the finest horses in the world. Covered in rich red roses, surrounded by flashing cameras and admiring crowds, these instant celebrities bear names like Citation, Secretariat, Spectacular Bid, and Seattle Slew. They're worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in 1992, a funny thing happened on the way to the roses. The rattling roar of 130,000 voices tailed off into a high, hollow shriek as the horses cr.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780813148779

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