Description
A half-century after his amazing Triple Crown sweep, Secretariat remains the burnished icon that captured the public's imagination like no other horse. His chestnut coat glistening and his powerful muscles rippling, he stormed home by an astounding thirty-one lengths to win the 1973 Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown as thousands of fans watched in awe. The most charismatic horse of the modern era, Secretariat graced the covers of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated and galvanized a public weary of Watergate and the Vietnam War.
Timothy Capps tells the riveting story of Secretariat from the champion's birth at Meadow Stable in Virginia and his tutelage under renowned trainer Lucien Laurin, to his great victories with jockey Ron Turcotte and his life after the racetrack.
Author: Timothy T. Capps
Publisher: Eclipse Press
Published: 11/01/2023
Pages: 222
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781493073320
ISBN10: 149307332X
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Animal Sports | Horse Racing
About the Author
Timothy T. Capps (1946-2017) was executive vice president of the Maryland Jockey Club and the author of two other books in the Thoroughbred Legends series, one on Spectacular Bid and one on Affirmed and Alydar.