Horse Racing’s Holy Grail: The Epic Quest for the Kentucky Derby
Steve Haskin

Pub Date: April 2002. Within the hallowed halls of Churchill Downs appear the names of 127 horses who have ascended the summit of the Kentucky Derby -- the K2 of Thoroughbred racing. Like the deadly mountain of the Himalayas, the Derby is not for the meek, and it has no mercy on those who fail. Nowhere do you hear even a whisper of the 1,578 horses whose attempt at immortality proved futile.

In Horse Racing’s Holy Grail: The Epic Quest for the Kentucky Derby, Steve Haskin examines what it takes to win the world’s most famous horse race. He goes behind the scenes to discover the secrets of successful trainers, the common pitfalls that hinder so many others, and the enigmatic nature of the race itself. Haskin, an award-winning Turf writer, has been in the Derby trenches for more than three decades. His unique perspective shows why the Derby is the “most exciting two minutes in sports.”

Steve Haskin (“Mr. Derby”) lives in Hamilton Square, New Jersey. He is the author of John Henry and Dr. Fager, both in the Thoroughbred Legends series, and is the co-author, with three-time Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert, of Baffert: Dirt Road to the Derby.

What the critics are saying:

"...Required reading for all Triple Crown enthusiasts...If you already have a whiff of roses or a case of Derby fever, don't fail to fulfill your needs with a copy."

--Cliff Guilliams, Evansville Courier & Press

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"The Thoroughbreds travel difficult and different roads to the Kentucky Derby but both casual racing fans and hardened horseplayers need only follow Steve Haskin's hoofprints in Horse Racing's Holy Grail for maximum enjoyment and insight into the world's greatest horse race."

-- John Angelo, American Turf Monthly

Hardcover
6 x 9
224 pages
Product #B11-1060
List Price: $24.95
ISBN 1-58150-076-9