Derby Magic
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" . . . absorbing chapters trace the history of shipping horses by air and equine personalities from the lovable Buckpasser to the vious Nevele Pride . . . A delight for racing fans." -Publishers Weekly
No one was more knowledgeable about the Kentucky Derby than Jim Bolus, Kentucky Derby curator of the Kentucky Derby Museum, which is located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
In this, his fifth Pelican book on the Derby, Bolus examines the mystique, the majesty, and the magic of the most popular horse race in the world through various essays.
"The Bull and the Sunshine Boys" recalls the 1986 Derby, which was won by Ferdinand. On that magical day, Charlie Whittingham, seventy-three, and Bill Shoemaker, fifty-four, became the oldest trainer and jockey, respectively, to win the Kentucky Derby.
Readers will learn the exciting story of the first Derby winner in the essay "Assault: The Little Horse with the Heart of a Giant." The essays, including "Horses Have Their Own Personalities" and "Diary of a Champion: Skip Away," all convey the magic of the Derby, somehow captured by author Jim Bolus.
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- Intro
- Front Cover
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1: The Happiest Hillbilly Hardboot
- 2: William T. Young- a Revered Kentuckian
- 3: It Doesn't Get Any Better Than D. Wayne Lukas
- 4: The Bull and the Sunshine Boys
- 5: As Genuine as They Come
- 6: Assault: The Little Horse with the Heart of a Giant
- 7: Diary of a Champion, Skip Away
- 8: Up, Up, and Away
- 9: Honest Ike
- 10: Clyde Van Dusen Was a "Mud-Runnin' Fool
- 11: The 1930 Derby Was a Landmark, and Gallant Fox Was the Hero
- 12: A "Savage" Racehorse by the Name of Omaha
- 13: Paul Jones Finally Gained Respect in the Derby
- 14: Whiskery-an Old Soldier
- 15: Horses Have Their Own Personalities
- 16: The 1932 Derby: The Year "Hoodoo King" Won
- 17: Black Gold: The King of Derby Winners
- 18: Seattle Slew Was a Special Racehorse
- 19: Willie Simms Perfect in the Derby
- 20: Unbridled Blossomed at the Derby
- 21: Strike the Gold Was Bred to Do It
- 22: Go for Gin "Knew the Way
- 23: The Kentucky Derby Festival Has Come a Long Way, Baby
