Three Strides Before the Wire: The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing
by Mitchell, Elizabeth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 078686723X
- ISBN 13
- 9780786867233
- Seller
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About This Item
NY: Hyperion, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Focusing on the 1999 Derby winner Charismatic, Mitchell traces this horse's amazing and ultimately tragic story, from the birth of the foal through its surprising rise to fame to its tragic death. Mitchell also follows the major players in Charismatic's life, including the family who bred him, the trainer, the owners, and the famed jockey Chris Antley, whose own tragic story matches that of his horse. Record # 381303
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 381303
- Title
- Three Strides Before the Wire: The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing
- Author
- Mitchell, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 078686723X
- ISBN 13
- 9780786867233
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- sports, Horses, , .
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