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The First Kentucky Derby : Thirteen Black Jockeys, One Shady Owner, and the Little Red Horse That Wasn't Supposed to Win
by Mark Shrager
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Overview
In The First Kentucky Derby, racing historian Mark Shrager examines the events leading up to the first "Run for the Roses," the unsuccessful plot hatched by the winning horse's owner to fix the race, and the prominent role played by African Americans in Gilded Age racing culture--a holdover from pre-emancipation days, when slaves were trained from birth to ride for their wealthy owners and grew up surrounded by the horses that would be their life's work.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781493073344
- ISBN-10: 1493073346
- Publisher: Eclipse Press
- Publish Date: May 2023
- Dimensions: 9.06 x 6.14 x 0.94 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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