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The Rail Bookshelf: 'Kentucky Derby Dreams'
All this good care happens both because of, and in spite of, the commercialization of the thoroughbred breeding industry. Critics of the industry are legion, and their complaints are often…
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That post about the Black Stallion
This is for everyone who traces their obsession to the same source that I do. The wellspring of Thoroughbred adoration.…
April 8 2012, 9:41am | Visit source ›
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Book Review and Interview: My Year of the Racehorse
When I learned that a friend of a friend had written a book about horse racing, I immediately wanted to…
April 3 2012, 7:33pm | Visit source ›
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“Personality Plus” — Jane Smiley’s “A Year at the Races”
If there is one thing that I would like to take up with author Nicholas Evans (The Horse Whisperer) it…
April 1 2012, 11:05am | Visit source ›
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Stable rivalries, explosive results — Racing Into Trouble
In January, Sunday Book Reviews took a look at the rebirth of a beloved children’s book series, when “Best Friends”…
March 18 2012, 11:15am | Visit source ›
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The determined horsewoman—Jane Pohl and Fitzrada
Today’s Sunday Book Review is written by Jennifer Montfort. If you’re around the horse world long enough you’ll meet her.…
March 11 2012, 7:42am | Visit source ›
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The Thoroughbred Mystique: John Jeremiah Sullivan’s “Blood Horses”
I adore yearlings. When I was younger and just getting started in horse breeding, I despised yearlings. What’s to like,…
March 4 2012, 8:00am | Visit source ›
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Country girls and racetrackers — Stories by MaryAnn Myers
Back in November, I read horsewoman and author MaryAnn Myers’s sweet story “Hannah’s Home,” and fell in love with Hannah,…
February 26 2012, 8:38am | Visit source ›
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It’s a working student’s world — Bubba Goes National
Denny Emerson had a funny Facebook update today: “I’m actually not joking even a little when I say I believe…
February 19 2012, 9:46am | Visit source ›
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A delicate bond: Horses and humans
By the time I was twelve, I had an apocalypse plan. It wasn’t detailed, mind you, but that’s okay, because…
January 22 2012, 8:37am | Visit source ›
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Plow-horse vs Pedigree: Snowman
There’s always been a little bit of class warfare in the horse show business. The lines are growing more blurred…
January 15 2012, 8:45am | Visit source ›
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Book Review: Chicago's Horse Racing Venues
I am a history buff. Not ancient history, but history of the last two hundred years or so. I was…
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Training Thoroughbred Horses, by Preston Burch: Book Review
“Back in 1953 when Preston Burch first authored this little book, the Kentucky Derby was won in 2:02. At that…
September 14 2011, 1:13pm | Visit source ›
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