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Horse of a Different Color
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Discount Sporting Goods > Other Sports Equipment > Horse Racing Books > Item 115
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Horse of a Different Color
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by James D. Squires
Sales Rank: 4918161
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List Price: $69.95
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Audio Cassette
Publisher: Sound Library; Unabridged edition March 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0792725603
ISBN-13: 978-0792725602
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
From Library Journal
On Saturday, May 5, 2001, the steel-gray colt Monarchos won the Kentucky Derby for owner John Oxley, trainer John Ward, and jockey Jorge Chavez. It was a life-altering moment for breeder Squires, who narrates his five years or so of adventures at Two Bucks Farms prior to the 2001 Derby and his growing obsession with his first real Derby chance, the offspring of his mare Regal Band. Though the winner is known from the outset, Squires weaves a spellbinding tale of millionaire owners, trainers, and auction houses. He looks critically at all involved, including himself, with a good eye, a broad sense of humor, and sharp wit. It is a journey of great frustration, doubt, hope, and, more than anything, enormous good luck when a Derby prospect can be noticed, trained appropriately, and prevented from career-ending injury. Horse folks will love this, but they may need patience getting used to Squires's voice. The content from both producers looks and sounds identical. Recommended.
Cliff Glaviano, Bowling Green State Univ. Libs., OH
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From AudioFile
After losing his job as the editor of the Chicago Tribune, Jim Squires turns his successful sideline of raising horses into a full-time enterprise. At first, the reading reminds us that author/editor Squires is not a professional audiobook performer. He sounds uneasy; the way a nonactor does when confronted with lines. Yet, as he relaxes into this fascinating, entertaining look at thoroughbreds and the singular folk involved in horse breeding and racing, his natural enthusiasm connects. With great good humor, Squires describes disappointing horse auctions, careful breeding practices, those afflicted with "the dreaded social disease, Derby Fever,'" and the business of raising Monarchos, a Kentucky Derby hopeful. Finally, we experience with Squires his unbridled delight when the gray colt wins "the most exciting two minutes in sports." S.J.H. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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