At
the Wire: Horse Racing’s Greatest Moments
Edward L. Bowen
Pulse-pounding stretch drives. The roar of the crowd. Two
horses battling to the finish, their muscles straining and
hooves flying. These images and sensations are what draw
racing enthusiasts back for more time after time.
Nothing
compares to a hard-fought race where horses give their
all, unless it is those singular, amazing feats of racing
glory like Secretariat’s 31-length triumph in the
1973 Belmont Stakes. Both kinds of victories usually end
up indelibly etched in the minds of fans.
In
At the Wire: Horse Racing’s Greatest Moments,
author Edward L. Bowen takes readers on a journey to visit
some of racing’s most unforgettable and exciting
finishes, including Affirmed and Alydar’s electrifying
battle for the 1978 Belmont Stakes, the 1933 “Fighting
Finish” of the Kentucky Derby, and Seabiscuit’s
1940 Santa Anita Handicap.
Praise
for At the Wire:
"Ed
Bowen…hits the bull's eye once again with his latest
book, At the Wire…an invaluable reference
as well as a thoroughly entertaining read."
--Joe
Hirsch, Daily Racing Form
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Hardcover
8.5 x 10
216 pages
photos throughout
Product #B11-1057
List Price: $29.95
ISBN: 1-58150-070-X
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