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O'Meara Brendan |
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Titolo |
Six weeks in Saratoga : how three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra beat the boys and became horse of the year / / Brendan O'Meara |
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Albany : , : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, , c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4384-3943-1 |
1-4416-9791-8 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Horse racing - New York (State) - Saratoga Springs - History |
Race horses - United States |
Thoroughbred horse - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-267). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Six Weeks in SARATOGA -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: The Answer -- Pre-Meet -- 1. Knock, Knock, Knockin' on'Toga's Door -- 2. Health, History, Horses -- 3. Is She the One? -- 4. Lunch with Trophy -- 5. No Fear -- 6. Christmas Eve -- Week One -- 7. Opening Day -- 8. The Problem with Pairs -- Week Two -- 9. A Shot at No. 3 -- 10. Where He Still Races -- Week Three -- 11. Old Smoke -- 12. The Triple Crown Assembled -- 13. Enshrined -- 14. Out of the Fog and into the Fog -- Week Four -- 15. Fragility Illustrated -- 16. For Clarity's Sake -- 17. The Fog Lifts -- 18. A Good Guy -- 19. One Tough Throat -- 20. The Travers Stakes -- 21. Comings and Goings -- 22. The Rachel Show -- 23. The Orphan -- 24. The Cusp -- 25. Alexandra the Great -- 26. King Henry V -- 27. Farewell to the Champ -- Epilogue: The Coronation -- References. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The inside story of how a three-year old filly captured the hearts of racing fans and cemented her bid to be named Horse of the Year. |
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