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| 文件类型: | 书, 互联网资源 |
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T D Thornton |
| ISBN: | 9781586484491 1586484494 9781586485665 1586485660 |
| OCLC号码: | 71369145 |
| 描述: | x, 356 p. ; 25 cm. |
| 责任: | T.D. Thornton. |
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Racing's gripping tales come from obscure characters who toil in anonymity at under-the-radar racetracks everywhere - minimum-wage stable-hands chopping ice from frozen water buckets in pre-dawn winter darkness; and grooms who sleep in stalls and cry over sick steeds that aren't worth much more than a saddle. This book tells their stories.
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"Not By a Long Shot is the sort of book American sports writers do better than almost anyone else, filled with anecdotes and atmosphere and underpinned with solid reporting and great quotes. Worth reading even if you're not a race fan." Observer "In Not by a Long Shot, (TD Thornton) offers an insider's version of a single four-month winter season at Suffolk Downs, a day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of the many and varied walks of racetrack life at close to the bottom level... In his most successful sections, Thornton turns the spotlight on an unsung, woebegone array of diehards." Racing Post" 再读一些...
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Not the sport of kings, but still the king of sports
This title is the winner of the 2008 Castleton Lyons-Thoroughbred Times Book Award for works published in 2007.The Hard-Luck Horse Track of the title is Suffolk Downs; the season is 2000, the year Running Stag won the Mass Cap. But really, it could be any track, and darn near any time since thoroughbred...
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This title is the winner of the 2008 Castleton Lyons-Thoroughbred Times Book Award for works published in 2007.The Hard-Luck Horse Track of the title is Suffolk Downs; the season is 2000, the year Running Stag won the Mass Cap. But really, it could be any track, and darn near any time since thoroughbred racing's popularity took a dive. Concern about the sport's future, race fixing, callous owners are depicted "warts-and-all" with an insider's familiarity. But the book radiates a genuine fondness for the track's characters - both human and equine - that reminds the reader of those basic elements -- the horses, the jockeys, the trainers, the owners -- that bind racing so strongly to its tradition-filled past, and are so worth saving for its future.While Thornton's behind-the-scenes description of the business side of the track are fascinating, while his of depiction of the Mass Cap is exhilarating, while his retelling of Suffolk's storied history is fascinating, there's more to this book than fading glory. While his portrait of injured jockey Rudy Baez is moving and his revelations of unscrupulous owner Michael Gill are disturbing, there's more to this book than trackside tragedy. And yes, his affectionate chronicle of the career of the gray gelding, Saratoga Ridge, and his amusing account of the maiden Ypres are charming, but there's more here than charm. Throughout, there's an awareness of and a respect for the essence of the track that rings true, no matter who the runners and connections.
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