About this title: When Citation (1945-1970) retired in mid-1951, he was horse racing's first, to that point, only millionaire racehorse. Following his triumphs at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont in 1948, it would be 25 years before another horse (uberhorse Secretariat) would again wear the coveted Triple Crown. Based on interviews from those who knew the ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: TAYLOR PUB
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780878332922ISBN:0878332928
Description: Based on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred, including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro, this book is the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing, a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his c... read more
Description: Good. 0878332928 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor Teade Publishing, Lanham Md
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780878332922ISBN:0878332928
Description: New in New jacket. The full story of the greatest thoroughbred in modern history. Forword by Tommy Trotter, introduction by Elmer Polzin. References, index, 14 page insert of photographs. read more
Description: Very good. A biography of the champion racehorse Citation (1945-1970), horseracing's first millionare racehorse, with B W photos. read more
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"The writing style is atrocious. There is no easy way to say it. The prose simply throws your eye off the page after a few paragraphs. And the author is highly opinionated; he wrote this book to demonstrate that Citation was better than Man of War and Secretariat. The trouble is, he doesn't persuad, he bludgeons. That being said, it is a great sourcebook for drawing your own conclusions, and it sheds light on the career of a glorious racehorse that has been neglected. The best part is his calling of a fantasy race between all the thoroughbred greats. So, if you are into thoroughbred racing, by all means get the book, but treat it as a reference work rather than something to read cover to cover. Laura Hillenbrand can sleep easy"
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