| Derby Dreams Contributor(s): Bolus, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 156554207X ISBN-13: 9781565542075 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: Here in his fourth book on the Derby with Pelican, Jim Bolus assembles a collection of essays on the dreams that owners, jockeys, and trainers have had for this great horse race. Jim Bolus' passion for the Kentucky Derby and its traditions have led him to write Derby Fever, |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Horse Racing |
| Dewey: 798.400 |
| LCCN: 95049534 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.82" W x 8.74" (1.03 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "People in racing have to be dreamers," says Jim Bolus in the beginning of his fourth chronicle of the Kentucky Derby. The Derby itself has been dreamlike in its history. After nearly fading into oblivion at the turn of the century, the Kentucky Derby has grown into a national cultural institution and the premier annual horse race in America, if not the world. The stories about this great race and its participants have grown through the years. They have evolved into both heroic epics and much-maligned tragedies. The author relates the triumphant tale of Regret, the first filly to win the Derby on what was her very first start of the year. He also tells of Riley, who, in spite of a muddy track, won the first Kentucky Derby held in the rain. Some of the shattered Derby dreams are described as well. Included is the story of the tumultuous feud between horse owner Jim T. Williams and jockey Roscoe Troxler, whom Williams accused of throwing the 1911 race. The author entertains and informs with his Kentucky Derby tales of the dreams realized and the dreams never achieved at Churchill Downs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bolus, Jim: - The late Jim Bolus, who attended his thirtieth Kentucky Derby in 1996, hadn't missed the race in more than twenty years. Dubbed a "Doctor of Derbyology" by one newspaper reporter, Bolus also wrote Derby Fever, Remembering the Derby, Kentucky Derby Stories, and Derby Magic, all published by Pelican. |