Description
Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "greatest two minutes in sports," the Kentucky Derby. No American sporting event can claim the history, tradition, or pageantry that the Kentucky Derby holds. For more than 130 years, spectators have been fascinated by the magnificent horses that run the Louisville track. Thoroughbreds such as Secretariat and Barbaro have earned instant international f
Author: James C. Nicholson
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 11/18/2014
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780813161228
ISBN10: 0813161223
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Animal Sports | Horse Racing
- History | United States | 20th Century
Author: James C. Nicholson
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 11/18/2014
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780813161228
ISBN10: 0813161223
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Animal Sports | Horse Racing
- History | United States | 20th Century
About the Author
James C. Nicholson is the author of Never Say Die: A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry.
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