Download or read book Down the Backstretch written by Art Stephens and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down the Backstretch is an inside look at the world of harness racing, which is by no means the sport of kings. The story follows the life of Danny Edwards for three weeks and tries to depict an existence where only the strong survive. Danny is a womanizer torn between doing the right thing and doing what is necessary to survive. He wakes up each and every day knowing that his life may unravel. Joey is his best friend, but he loves to gamble and itas his addiction that eventually risks their friendship. Doris is a cashier who loves Danny but understands his faults. She wants him but at what price? Doris and Joey put him in a very precarious situation where committing a crime appears to be the only logical solution. The reader will get a feel for harness racing from mucking stalls to getting behind the starting gate. They will experience the racing world through the eyes of someone who lived it. The reader will get a feel for harness racing from mucking stalls to getting behind the starting gate. They will experience the racing world through the eyes of someone who lived it.
Download or read book The Checkered Flag written by Bev Stearns and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stacy Porter arrives at Catamount Stadium wondering what will happen to him here. After dealing with a stormy and lonely past where he was blamed for an accident he didn’t cause, he hopes that by coming to Vermont he will find peace, and hopefully, friendships with the racers. Instead of these things though, he finds two brothers, family members of the man he was accused of trying to destroy. While one brother is non-combative, the other is not. From day one Jerry Daron does all he can to make life miserable for Stacy. Jerry also has a girlfriend named Corrie. Being a Christian, Corrie doesn’t appreciate the things Jerry is saying to his crew about the new racer and decides she should talk to Stacy and get his side of the story. It doesn’t take long for her to become the center of dispute between the two drivers.
Download or read book On the Backstretch written by W. C. Bamberger and published by Livingston Press (AL). This book was released on 2009 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Backstretch fills in a blank in modern literary history. Set in 1930s England, this short novel tells the tale of the prison stay of Gulley Jimson, the William Blake-spouting artist anti-hero who directly addresses the reader through Joyce Cary¿s The Horse¿s Mouth. In Cary¿s novel Jimson tells his friends (and readers) almost nothing of his months behind bars, and seems the same man he was before being sent away. On the Backstretch uses threads and hints from Cary¿s novel to propose that while Jimson remained an artist, a schemer and a reluctant advocate for his fellow man even behind bars, that he was indeed changed by his experience, and in telling this part of his history he gulls his readers into forming a unique¿and disturbing¿bond. On the Backstretch stands as a work in its own right, but those familiar with Cary¿s novel will read both in a different light.
Download or read book Bouncing Back written by Ronald L. Mann and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bouncing Back: How to Recover When Life Knocks You Down reveals the behind-the-scene stories of world-class athletes from football, baseball, boxing, golf, tennis and track and field. Discover the 8 fundamental principles that prepare you for and drive peak performance during the most difficult times. Hear the direct stories from football legend, Jim Brown, baseball’s Doug DeCinces and boxing legend, Jose Torres, World Long Drive Champion, Lee Brandon and more. These extraordinary people have overcome obstacles and obtained great success: learn from them! Dr. Ron Mann shares his expertise and wisdom in these interviews and shows you how to integrate these fundamental principles into your life. Learn the importance of and how to achieve, Adjustment, Individuation, Spiritual Awareness, Coachability, Heart, Positive Mental States, Emotional Intelligence and Self-Belief. These are key elements that will determine your success or failure in life. We live in changing and uncertain times. Many people feel lost, confused and fearful. The inspiration and information in "Bouncing Back" provides a psycho/spiritual roadmap that leads to peace of mind, mental clarity, strength of heart and openness to change. Take the self-analysis for each essential element and find out where you stand and how to progress. "Bouncing Back" opens a door to a world of meaning and success.
Download or read book Lexington written by Kim Wickens and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A vivid portrait of America’s greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, and the dramatic times in which they lived.”—Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse The powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous Civil War–era South, and became the most successful sire in American racing history The early days of American horse racing were grueling. Four-mile races, run two or three times in succession, were the norm, rewarding horses who brandished the ideal combination of stamina and speed. The stallion Lexington, named after the city in Kentucky where he was born, possessed these winning qualities, which pioneering Americans prized. Lexington shattered the world speed record for a four-mile race, showing a war-torn nation that the extraordinary was possible even in those perilous times. He would continue his winning career until deteriorating eyesight forced his retirement in 1855. But once his groundbreaking achievements as a racehorse ended, his role as a sire began. Horses from his bloodline won more money than the offspring of any other Thoroughbred—an annual success that led Lexington to be named America’s leading sire an unprecedented sixteen times. Yet with the Civil War raging, Lexington’s years at a Kentucky stud farm were far from idyllic. Confederate soldiers ran amok, looting freely and kidnapping horses from the top stables. They soon focused on the prized Lexington and his valuable progeny. Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by this legendary horse when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. Wickens spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy—and with Lexington, she presents an absorbing, exciting account that transports readers back to the raucous beginning of American horse racing and introduces them to the stallion at its heart.
Download or read book Win from the Back Memoirs of a Racecar Mechanic written by Carla and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a mechanics story. Lew has worked on a variety or cars and racecars though out his career. This is also the story of a little boy who used to listen to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio in his little hometown in Pennsylvania and dream about going there. This is the story of a man whos dream came true when he walked through the gates of the Indianapolis Speedway for the first time in 1970. It is also the story of a family, their friends and a lifestyle. Lews wife Joan always said, Life with Lew has been interesting, I never knew what to expect. That is the truth.
Download or read book Down the Backstretch written by Carole Case and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horseracing the sport of kings has fed imaginations for centuries. This title analyzes the culture that persists through its rituals, beliefs, and magical practices, which center around the thoroughbred horse.
Download or read book Sub 4 00 written by Chris Lear and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2003-07-18 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a close-up portrait of champion runner Alan Webb, who in 2001, broke a thirty-six-year-old record by running the fastest mile in history, describing his efforts to stay focused despite life's many demands.
Download or read book Riders Down written by John Mcevoy and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are some of America's best and most respected jockeys suddenly losing big races? And who would kill a ninety-two-year-old bookmaker? McEvoy has created a winning protagonist in Chicago turf writer Matt O'Connor, who has an abundance of friends in mostly low places and his finger firmly on the pulse of the national horseracing scene.... [He...
Download or read book Automobile Topics written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Riders Up Handicapper Down written by Lee G. Harvey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-12-09 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Riders Up, Handicapper Down!' A roller coaster ride of winning & surviving! It comes alive with descriptions of the Del Mar Race Track at Fairgrounds, its' architectural beauty overlooking the waves of the Pacific Ocean moving in musical motion, caressing the shore. You sit in the stands, rooting for that special horse that was born to be a star! This is heaven, a great day at the races! But wait! A young lady is missing, after winning a large amount of money at the track. Driving down the road a happy winner! Without warning her world falls apart! Kidnapped, not for the money she had won, but for an unusual reason that will blow your mind! Be with her, hold her hand as she goes through this harrowing experience! Say with her to the end as the story concludes it will grab you. You may cry...but assure you the ending will bring smiles back to your face! ENJOY!
Download or read book Beyer on Speed written by Andrew Beyer and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in Beyer's clean, rapid-fire prose, this book explains how to relate speed figures to such factors as pace, track bias, and track conditions. It discusses exotic wagers such as the pick six and reveals optimal uses of the figures based on computer analysis of more than 10,000 races. Blending colorful anecdotes, it presents a revolutionary way to play the horses.
Download or read book Seabiscuit written by Laura Hillenbrand and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend. Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit’s fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the western United States and became an overnight millionaire. When he needed a trainer for his new racehorses, he hired Tom Smith, a mysterious mustang breaker from the Colorado plains. Smith urged Howard to buy Seabiscuit for a bargain-basement price, then hired as his jockey Red Pollard, a failed boxer who was blind in one eye, half-crippled, and prone to quoting passages from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Over four years, these unlikely partners survived a phenomenal run of bad fortune, conspiracy, and severe injury to transform Seabiscuit from a neurotic, pathologically indolent also-ran into an American sports icon. BONUS: This edition contains a Seabiscuit discussion guide and an excerpt from Unbroken. Praise for Seabiscuit “Fascinating . . . Vivid . . . A first-rate piece of storytelling, leaving us not only with a vivid portrait of a horse but a fascinating slice of American history as well.”—The New York Times “Engrossing . . . Fast-moving . . . More than just a horse’s tale, because the humans who owned, trained, and rode Seabiscuit are equally fascinating. . . . [Laura Hillenbrand] shows an extraordinary talent for describing a horse race so vividly that the reader feels like the rider.”—Sports Illustrated “REMARKABLE . . . MEMORABLE . . . JUST AS COMPELLING TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1938.”—The Washington Post
Download or read book 500 Miles the Book written by Jim Gandolf and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a wonderful tribute to the heroes of my childhood and adult life to this point, as well as to the many other men and women in the world of racing. The race car drivers of the Indianapolis 500 to this day, drive my heart and the hearts of many others throughout the world of motor sports. There have been so many race car drivers that have lost their lives at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is always such a tragedy, but in a way they have helped pave the way for our safety.This is a story of a young man that has guardian angels (that were former race car drivers) help the young man become a champion of the greatest race in the world.
Download or read book The Black Stallion s Blood Bay Colt written by Walter Farley and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He had his mother's champion bloodlines and his father's fiery spirit!
Download or read book The Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont Stakes written by Richard Sowers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive history of thoroughbred racing's three premier events, which have never before been explored in such detail. This book gives the history of America's classic races from the inaugural Belmont Stakes in 1867 through 2013, identifying which equine participants were truly worthy of lasting acclaim and which were one-hit wonders. Perhaps even more compelling are the stories of the men and women who rode, trained, owned, or bred classic winners, including their exploits on the turf and their triumphs and failures in arenas far removed from horse racing.
Download or read book Charles Bukowski Fiction Collection written by Charles Bukowski and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 1027 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wordsworth, Whitman, William Carlos Williams, and the Beats in their respective generations moved poetry toward a more natural language. Bukowski moved it a little farther.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review A collection of five of Charles Bukowski’s most popular works, including: Pulp: Opening with Lady Death entering the gumshoe-writer's seedy office in pursuit of a writer named Celine, this novel demonstrates Bukowski's own brand of humor. Barfly: The screenplay of the 1987 movie. Ham on Rye: Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble youth in the raw voice of alter ego Henry Chinaski. Post Office: "It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service. Women: After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, Chinaski sees his poetic star rising at last. Now, at fifty, he is reveling in his sudden rock-star life.
