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61) Broadway Bill
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A man decides to abandon his nagging wife and his job in her family's business for the questionable pleasures of owning a racehorse known as Broadway Bill.
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The father of the Kentucky Derby called him "the greatest all-around Thoroughbred in American racing history." Sportswriter Grantland Rice simply called him "the greatest racehorse." Now Eliza McGraw tells the story of how a gangling, long-shot Kentucky Derby winner named Exterminator became one of the most beloved racehorses of all time. Here Comes Exterminator! draws readers into the golden age of racing, with all its ups and downs, the ever-involving...
63) Shergar
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Based on the true story of Shergar, Ireland's most decorated thoroughbred and perhaps the greatest race horse of all time, who was kidnapped by IRA terrorists and held for $2 million ransom. Can a young stable boy save Shergar's life?
67) Seabiscuit
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Seabiscuit is the remarkable tale of a thoroughbred racehorse and down-and-out jockey John "Red" Pollard, an ex-prizefighter. Together they become hard luck heroes for a troubled nation and two of the most celebrated sports figures of the twentieth century.
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"Zippy Chippy is descended from the leading legends of horse racing. He is destined for greatness and glory. But . . . when the starting bell rings, it's anybody's guess what Zippy will do. Will Zippy go for a gentle trot around the track or stop and smell the roses? Or, perhaps, never even leave the starting gate?! What's an owner to do? Try and try again! After all, he believes in Zippy- and, besides, the horse is now a part of the family. But as...
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Canterwood Crest. Super specials volume 2
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A conclusion to the series finds Lauren hosting her friends and foes in her home in Connecticut, where they are challenged to call a truce during the Christmas season to help rehabilitate retired racehorses.
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Fables from the stables volume 1
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Murray the horse dreams of winning big races just like the rest of his family but he has one problem - he's just not that fast! When horse Ned Plumb twists his ankle at the start line, his jockey spots Murray in the crowd and says, 'Fancy a race?' Murray finally gets his chance to shine and beat the neigh-sayers with a rather unusual race technique ... Written in winning verse, the accessible, bonkers writing in Murray the Horse will charm boys and...
74) Racehorses
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"Racehorses are fast, strong Thoroughbreds. Some race in short, speedy sprints, while others leap over high fences and deep ditches in exciting steeplechases. Racehorses tells you all about these thrilling horses. It describes the different types of racehorces and shows them in action. It also explains the different events that racehorces compete in, including some of the world's most famous horse-racing events."--
75) Outside bet
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Set against the financially fraught mid 80's, a life-long group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a severance package and invest their savings in a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around.
76) The complete encyclopedia of horse racing: the illustrated guide to the world of the thoroughbred
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An authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference, which tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inception to the present day.
78) Dream of Night
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Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.
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