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The Race for the Triple Crown Horses, High Stakes and Eternal Hope by Joe Drape ISBN: 0-8021-3885-3 / ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-3885-9 US $14.00 - 6 x 9, 272 pp - Apr. 2002 |
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The Race for the Triple Crown
Horses, High Stakes, and Eternal Hope
by Joe DrapePraise for the hardcover edition:
"In crisp, elegant prose, Drape captures his subjects and their sport as they wind through a wildly eventful season of racing, taking readers behind the scenes and telling the myriad interweaving stories that make the sport of kings endlessly fascinating. The Race for the Triple Crown is an absorbing read, and should not be missed..."—Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"[Drape] opens up a magical, mysterious world— and he does it with equal parts humor, affection and wisdom. . . For anyone who has ever felt that intense surge of possibilities—scratching off a lottery ticket, buying into a church raffle, crossing your fingers for a little luck—Mr. Drape has boiled it all down."—Bill Minutaglio, The Dallas Morning News
"THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN relates this journey with pungent anecdotes and observations culled from months in the barns, bars and backsides of the tracks."—Lily Sheehan, Washington Post Book World
"[Drape] is a first-rate reporter with a deft touch for detail and background. He knows and loves the racing game, and he captures the personalities and flavor of the sport's highest level."—Stephen J. Ford, Louisville Courier-Journal
"THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN details the 2000 campaign in exacting and intimate detail . . . This great test of men and women and their animals is described by Drape quite eloquently through his words, but only after setting things straight through numbers very early on."—Kenny Mayne, ESPN.com
"Drape's narrative never falters. He captures the personalities that dominate the sport and documents the astounding amounts of money that billionaire owners spend at auction on the equine dreams."—David Davis, Raleigh News & Observer
"Drape's account is loving yet candid. . . THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN presents a thorough behind-the-scenes view of the Sport of Kings through the eyes of its major participants."—Mark F. Lewis, Tampa Tribune
"If you've read Laughing In The Hills, it may be more personal than that. And this book has more meat-and-potatoes facts, and the single-malt scotch of good writing to make it all go down smooth."—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Drape follows the colts from the spring yearling sales all the way through the Belmont, painting a fascinating picture of how the high-stakes horse industry operates and introducing a cast of characters who stand out even in a business notorious for outsize personalities."—Time Out New York
"A fast-paced book… THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN is for everyone who loves the game."—Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Drape has penned a terrific book."—Larry King, USA Today
In THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN (April 15, 2002/$14 Paper), award-winning New York Times sportswriter Joe Drape tells the stories of horse racing's major players, from owners and trainers to jockeys and Thoroughbreds, as they make their way to the famous Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. With crackling wit and rich detail, Drape recounts stories of amazing wins and bitter defeats, fortunes earned and lost, and all of the players involved in the world's oldest and most majestic sport.
In Drape's trademark edge-of-your-seat style, THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN takes readers from Churchill Downs to the Belmont Park and to all the stops in between. Beginning in June of 1999, Drape recalls the moment when the racing world held its breath—a large chestnut colt named Charismatic was on the verge of winning the elusive Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes. But in its quest to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, Charismatic fractured his foreleg and lost his chance to make history.
Everyone in the racing world has a story, and everyone is in the hunt for the Holy Grail. Maneuvering through the minefield of high-stakes finance and impossible odds at breakneck speed, THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN is a vivid portrait of the world's most majestic sport.
Joe Drape is an award-winning sportswriter for The New York Times, where he reports on horse racing, college football, and basketball. He lives in New York City.
0-8021-3885-3
April 15, 2002
$14 Paper