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Horse people : thoroughbred culture in Lexington and Newmarket
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Horse people : thoroughbred culture in Lexington and Newmarket

Author: Rebecca Cassidy
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2007.
Series: Animals, history, culture.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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The world of thoroughbred racing is glamorous, secretive, dangerous, and seductive - the sport of kings and a poor man's obsession. This study demystifies this world by comparing centers of excellence  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Rebecca Cassidy
ISBN: 9780801887031 0801887038
OCLC Number: 132681479
Description: xiii, 208 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Histories --
The right to be well born --
The horseman makes the horse --
The centers of the world --
Stud farm --
Auction --
Training --
Racing today.
Series Title: Animals, history, culture.
Responsibility: Rebecca Cassidy.
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Combining thorough research with an excellent writing style, this volume goes beyond such personal accounts as Jane Smiley's A Year at the Races (2004) and Nan Mooney's My Racing Heart (2002). Not Read more...

 
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