Full Description
The year 2003 marks the 20th anniversary of the Breeder's Cup and veteran horse racing authorponying up with hefty nomination payments. It is the ultimate example of putting your money where your mouth is. Lefko details a comprehensive history of the event with insight on the major players who shape it year after year.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1 How It All Began: The Birth of the Breeders' 1 (12)
Cup
2 California Dreamin': The First-Ever Breeders' 13 (10)
Cup
3 Blowing into the Windy City: The 2002 23 (26)
Breeders' Cup
4 A World of Difference: The 2001 Breeders' Cup 49 (10)
5 Coming to a New Country: The 1996 Breeders' 59 (20)
Cup
6 The Maple Leaf Forever: Canadian Horses 79 (14)
7 The Drought Is Over: Bobby Frankel 93 (20)
8 Cool Hand Lukas: D. Wayne Lukas 113 (26)
9 The Kentucky Kid: Shug McCaughey 139 (10)
10 The Classic Trainer: Jack Van Berg 149 (10)
11 The Lord of the Longshots: Andre Fabre 159 (10)
12 Flying High: Frankie Dettori 169 (24)
13 Divine Intervention: Pat Day 193 (16)
14 The Showman Must Go On: Angel Cordero 209 (10)
15 Oh, Brother: Budroyale and Tiznow 219 (20)
16 From Triumph to Tragedy: Go for Wand 239 (10)
17 Fleet Feet: Arazi 249 (10)
18 Smokin': Cigar 259 (14)
19 The Blunder Horse: Ricks Natural Star 273 (26)
20 That's the Ticket: The Pick 6 Score 299 (18)
21 The Fix Six: The Pick 6 Scandal 317 (20)
22 The First Family of Racing: The Paulsons 337 (12)
23 Heard around the Rail: Twenty Interesting 349 (14)
Stories
24 The Best of the Best: The Greatest Races 363
