It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the Thoroughbred industry’s most renowned stallions. Bred and raced by the Aga Khan IV...
Chapter List Foreword, by Steve Haskin, Preface, Introduction Part I: The Caracas Cannonball Chapter 1 — Derby of the Missing Chapter 2 — Two Indians and a Black Chapter 3 — No Liz Taylor Chapter 4 — Encore at Pimlico Chapter 5 — Déjà vu All Over Again Part II: King...
Chapter List Part I: A Miracle Year Chapter 1—Changing of the Guard Chapter 2—Burley and the Pumper Chapter 3—Great Expectations Chapter 4—The Big ‘Cap Chapter 5—”Greatest Race I’ve Ever Seen!” Chapter 6—The Fastest Track in the Country Chapter...
Chapter List Chapter 1 — The Commoner and the King Chapter 2 — Thoroughbreds and Blondes Chapter 3 — No Good Deed goes Unpunished Chapter 4 — The Derby Doc Chapter 5 — The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports Chapter 6 — Welcome to Oz Chapter 7 — An unbelievable...