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Kelso: Thoroughbred Legends
Steve Haskin
Pub Date: November 2003. The 2003 Kentucky Derby/Preakness
winner Funny Cide brought geldings into the spotlight
again with his racetrack heroics, but arguably, no other
gelding has made more of an impact on racing than the
great Kelso. And now, author Steve Haskin gives the champion
his due with this long-awaited Legends volume.
Kelso dominated and defined American horse racing in the
1960s, winning at the top levels of the sport for much
of the decade.
"King Kelly" began racing at age two in 1959
and ended his career at age nine in 1966. He regularly
won carrying heavy weights over distances up to two miles
and set numerous track records. By the time he retired,
he had won 39 of 63 starts and earned nearly $2 million,
an enormous sum for the time.
Kelso also received an unprecendented five Horse
of the Year titles, a feat that will likely never be matched.
His resilience and class earned the great gelding the
adoration and respect of an entire generation of racing
fans, especially in New York City where his fans were
fiercely loyal. His devoted following even created a fan
club for their hero. Almost forty years after his retirement,
the stout little bay remains a fan favorite, remembered
for his courage, tenacity, and tremendous heart.
About the Author:
Steve Haskin, renowned for his annual Triple Crown coverage,
is one of horse racing's most popular writers. He also
is the author of John Henry
and Dr. Fager in the
Legends series, as well as Horse
Racing's Holy Grail and Baffert:
Dirt Road to the Derby.
Praise
for Kelso and Steve Haskin:
"(Steve)
Haskin has told the complete story of the complete horse."
--Michael Veitch, The Saratogian
****
"From
the first page to the last, (Steve) Haskin makes the five-time
Horse of the Year, and his trainer, Carl Hanford, and
owner, Allaire du Pont, come alive to readers."
--Linda
Dougherty, The Trentonian
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Hardcover
6 x 8
208 pages
16-page b/w photo well
Thoroughbred Legends #21
Product #B11-2021
List Price: $24.95
ISBN: 1-58150-101-3
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