"Secretariat is an elegantly crafted, exhilarating tale of speed and power, grace and greatness, told with such immediacy that the reader is lost in the rush of horses and the clatter and ring of the grandstand."Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit. In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. ...
Chosen from more than 350 national, regional, and specialty publications, the 20 pieces in this anthology embrace the world of sports in all its drama, humanity, and excitement. Contributors include Scott Price, Rick Bragg, Gary Smith, and J.R. Moehringer.
A veteran Sports Illustrated writer and author of SECRETARIAT: THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION, Nack has profiled such sporting greats as Sonny Liston, Rocky Marciano, and Willie Shoemaker, all of whom are featured in this collection. Other pieces include his exposés on hit men in the horse racing world and the rampages of weight lifters on steroids.
Nack's heartbreaking run with thoroughbred racing's most famous filly will soon be immortalized in a made-for-TV movie. In this moving, lyrical memoir, he relives the afternoon that forever changed his love affair with the track.
There has never been a horse like Secretariat. Winner of the Triple Crown in 1973 and record setter in all three racesan unprecedented feathe still owns the track records at Churchill Downs, Pimlico, and Aqueduct. William Nack, formerly the racing writer for Newsday and currently contributing editor to Sports Illustrated , fell in love with the ...
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