Head to Head Conversations with a Generation of Horse Racing Legends / Lenny Shulman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shulman, Lenny, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thoroughbred horse.

Jockeys.

Horse racing.

Thoroughbred horse--United States.

Horse racing--United States--Biography.

Jockeys--United States--Biography.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2021]

Summary:

"In Head to Head, award-winning writer Lenny Shulman offers highlights from the best interviews he has conducted throughout his twenty-year career covering Thoroughbred horse racing. In that time, he has coaxed the innermost thoughts out of the sport's most notable headline-makers. It was to Shulman that Helen "Penny" Chenery, owner of Secretariat, publicly revealed for the first time the mistakes she made with her superstar colt. Arthur Hancock III shared with him his feelings of being banished from his family's Claiborne Farm, and his pride in succeeding on his own with the great Sunday Silence. Owner Paul Reddam poured out his hopes and fears to Shulman in the hour before realizing his dream of winning the Kentucky Derby with I'll Have Another. Head to Head offers insights from men and women who reached the top levels of success in all aspects of the sport of kings and documents the history of the Thoroughbred racing industry over a roughly fifty-year period. Shulman takes readers behind the scenes with industry legends (including Chenery, James E. "Ted" Bassett III, Bobby Frankel, Tony Leonard, Cot Campbell, Tom Durkin, and Bob Baffert), owners, trainers, veterinarians, and even celebrities such as Sam Shepard, Bo Derek, and Jenny Craig. A special section highlights the women of the Thoroughbred world and features interviews with Helen Alexander, Charlsie Cantey, Barbara Banke, Josephine Abercrombie, Maggi Moss, Charlotte Weber, and Marylou Whitney. Touching on some of the greatest horses and greatest races the sport has ever seen, this engaging book serves as an important oral history of the sport and the industry. At the same time, it will be a guide for new generations of enthusiasts who are interested in learning from some of horse racing's most successful luminaries"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Praise for the book

TItle Page

Copyright Page

About the book

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Legends of the Industry

1, Helen "Penny" Chenery

2. James E. "Ted" Bassett III

3. Bobby Frankel

4. Tony Leonard

5. Cot Campbell

6. Tom Durkin

7. Bob Baffert

Part II: Women of the Thoroughbred World

8. Helen Alexander

9. Charlsie Cantey

10. Barbara Banke

11. Josephine Abercrombie

12. Maggi Moss

13. Charlotte Weber

14. Marylou Whitney

Part III: Celebrities

15. Jenny Craig

16. Sam Shepard

17. Bo Derek

18. David Milch

19. Michael Imperioli

20 Rick Pitino

21. Tom Hammond

22. Joe Torre

Part IV: Kentucky Hardboots

23: Robert Courtney

24. Charles Nuckols Jr.

25. Arthur Hancock III

26. E. S. Clark Jr.

27. Gov. Brereton Jones

28. Henry White

29. Ted Carr

30. Dr. Smiser West

31. John T. L. Jones Jr.

Part V: Veterinarians

32. Dr. Robert Copelan

33. Dr. Gary Lavin

34. Dr. Larry Bramlage

Part VI: Kentucky Derby-Winning Owners

35. Bob and Beverly Lewis

36. Paul Reddam

Jerry and Ann Moss and Mike Pegram

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

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OCLC:

1247157943