150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little Known Stories & Facts From America's Most Historic Racing City (Sports)

Carter, Allan; Kane, Mike

ISBN 10: 1626191026 / ISBN 13: 9781626191020

Editore: The History Press, 2013

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Riassunto:

Sincethe inaugural meeting was held in August 1863, Saratoga Springs has been thescene of memorable races, often featuring legends of the sport. Although someof the epic moments are still familiar today, such as Upset s defeat of Man o War in the 1919 Sanford Memorial, many of the triumphs and defeats that wereonce famous have been forgotten. Few remember the filly Los Angeles, whothrived at Saratoga, winning sixteen stakes races, or the reasons why the trackwas closed three times for a total of six years.Authors Allan Carter and Mike Kane take a look back at these and otherimportant but neglected stories and present statistics from the pre-NYRA years and a rundown of the greatest fields assembledat America s oldest track.

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Titolo: 150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little ...
Casa editrice: The History Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2013
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: good