Carroll, Linda,
Out of the clouds : the unlikely horseman and unwanted colt who conquered the sport of kings / Linda Carroll and David Rosner. - First edition. - New York : Hachette Books, 2018. - viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index.
At first sight -- "The pigeon man" -- From pigeons to platers -- Runyonesque -- The odd couple -- Staking his claim -- King of the claimers -- The winningest trainer ever -- Quest for a champion -- A kingdom for a horse -- Slow starter -- Claim to fame -- War horse -- Coming from out of the clouds -- "The people's horse" -- Assault on the record book -- The richest racehorse ever -- Striking gold -- Consummate closer -- The empire that Stymie built.
In the wake of World War II, as turmoil and chaos were giving way to a spirit of optimism, Americans were looking for inspiration and role models showing that it was possible to start from the bottom and work your way up to the top-and they found it in Stymie, the failed racehorse plucked from the discard heap by trainer Hirsch Jacobs. Like Stymie, Jacobs was a commoner in "The Sport of Kings," a dirt-poor Brooklyn city slicker who forged an unlikely career as racing's winningest trainer by buying cheap, unsound nags and magically transforming them into winners. The $1,500 pittance Jacobs paid to claim Stymie became history's biggest bargain as the ultimate iron horse went on to run a whopping 131 races and win 25 stakes, becoming the first Thoroughbred ever to earn more than $900,000. The Cinderella champion nicknamed "The People's Horse" captivated the masses with his rousing charge-from-behind stretch runs, his gritty blue-collar work ethic, and his rags-to-riches success story.
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018828011 Uk
Jacobs, Hirsch.
Stymie (Race horse), 1941-1962.
Racehorse trainers--United States--Biography.
Horsemen and horsewomen
Race horses
SPORTS & RECREATION
Horsemen and horsewomen.
United States.
SF336.J33 / C37 2018
636.12092 Car 12
Out of the clouds : the unlikely horseman and unwanted colt who conquered the sport of kings / Linda Carroll and David Rosner. - First edition. - New York : Hachette Books, 2018. - viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index.
At first sight -- "The pigeon man" -- From pigeons to platers -- Runyonesque -- The odd couple -- Staking his claim -- King of the claimers -- The winningest trainer ever -- Quest for a champion -- A kingdom for a horse -- Slow starter -- Claim to fame -- War horse -- Coming from out of the clouds -- "The people's horse" -- Assault on the record book -- The richest racehorse ever -- Striking gold -- Consummate closer -- The empire that Stymie built.
In the wake of World War II, as turmoil and chaos were giving way to a spirit of optimism, Americans were looking for inspiration and role models showing that it was possible to start from the bottom and work your way up to the top-and they found it in Stymie, the failed racehorse plucked from the discard heap by trainer Hirsch Jacobs. Like Stymie, Jacobs was a commoner in "The Sport of Kings," a dirt-poor Brooklyn city slicker who forged an unlikely career as racing's winningest trainer by buying cheap, unsound nags and magically transforming them into winners. The $1,500 pittance Jacobs paid to claim Stymie became history's biggest bargain as the ultimate iron horse went on to run a whopping 131 races and win 25 stakes, becoming the first Thoroughbred ever to earn more than $900,000. The Cinderella champion nicknamed "The People's Horse" captivated the masses with his rousing charge-from-behind stretch runs, his gritty blue-collar work ethic, and his rags-to-riches success story.
9780316432238 0316432237
2017049734
018828011 Uk
Jacobs, Hirsch.
Stymie (Race horse), 1941-1962.
Racehorse trainers--United States--Biography.
Horsemen and horsewomen
Race horses
SPORTS & RECREATION
Horsemen and horsewomen.
United States.
SF336.J33 / C37 2018
636.12092 Car 12