Genuine Risk: Thoroughbred Legends
Hallie McEvoy

Pub Date: June 2003. She was a classic diva. Brassy, beautiful, and bold, Genuine Risk did things her way, from taking on the boys on the racetrack to making her owners, caretakers, and fans wait thirteen years before she had a baby.

On May 3, 1980, Genuine Risk became the second filly ever to win the Kentucky Derby, and she did it with style, grabbing the lead with a quarter-mile to run and holding it to the finish. In the Preakness she endured a rough trip, including bumping and being hit with another jockey’s whip, only to come up short. A second in the Belmont Stakes gave her the best finish by a filly in all three Triple Crown races.

In this newest Thoroughbred Legends volume, author Hallie McEvoy tells Genuine Risk’s compelling story, including the great expectations for her as a mother, the intense disappointment year after year when she failed to produce a foal, and the overwhelming joy when she finally gave birth to a colt named Genuine Reward.

About the Author:
Hallie McEvoy lives in Bolton Valley, Vermont, near Burlington. A USA Equestrian licensed show judge, McEvoy is the author of Horse Show Judging for Beginners and Showing for Beginners. This is her first book for Eclipse Press.

Praise for Genuine Risk:

"Genuine Risk…is a heartwarming story of a great filly and her devoted connections. And as the book succinctly states, Diana Firestone's blazed champion 'belongs in the history books.' "
--Susan Van Dyke, Washington Thoroughbred

Hardcover
6 x 8
152 pages
16-page b/w photo well
Thoroughbred Legends #20
Product #B11-2020
List Price: $24.95
ISBN: 1-58150-092-0