race horses

Novelist Jane Smiley pays tribute to horses, describing her childhood love for them, discussing their behavior and the horse-human relationship, interviewing horse experts such as veterinarians, trainers, and a horse whisperer, and chronicling her own two horses' entrance to the world of racing.

Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house, where they befriend the young charioteer, Scopas, and quickly find themselves embroiled in a campaign to sabotage one of the rival racing factions.

Presents an introduction to horse racing, discusses how horses are trained to be racers, looks at the routine of a horse on race day, examines some of the risks involved in horse racing, introduces some famous winning horses, and considers the jobs race horses do after their careers are over.

Photographs and text describe many aspects of thoroughbred racing, including famous sires, races, wagering, training, and jockeys.

Tells the behind-the-scenes story of how Funny Cide, a relatively unknown racehorse owned by ten businessmen, six of them high school buddies, won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, and came close to sweeping the Triple Crown.

Brian and Sean investigate the theft of an expensive racehorse at a dude ranch in the mountains of Nevada.

The reader decides how the story will go when they are given the chance to get a racehorse ready for the Kentucky Derby.

"No one thought Wonder's Star would get well again. Everyone was certain he would never run another race. The racing press was calling him a has-been. But Christina Resse never gave up hope...".

Recounts the tale of Seabiscuit, a knobby-kneed little colt that no one expected great things from who went on to become one of the most celebrated racehorses of all time.

Follows five characters over the course of a year and four horse races at a track known as Indian Mound Downs. Amidst a scheme put in place by Tommy Hansel to rescue his failing stable, various track personalities learn to return their failing hopes to the source of all luck.