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1951195Citationhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/citation-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1373726/ed390768-abba-4267-bc7e-6c6f3f0d633b.jpg?v=638337976517030000203248MXNTaylor Trade PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>When Citation (1945-1970) retired in mid-1951, he was horseracings first and, to that point, only millionaire racehorse. Following his 1948 triumphs at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont in 1948, it would be twenty-five years before another horse (Secreteriat) would again wear the coveted Triple Crown.<br /><em>Citation</em>, by legendary announcer and longtime horseracing insider Phil Georgeff, reveals all about the thoroughbred, his remarkable career, and those in his inner circle. Georgeff delves into Citations unusual bloodline; the death of his original rider, Al Snider, swept out to sea while fishing off the Florida keys; Citations stunning 1948 Triple Crown victory; and the ultimate effects of the horses excessive, aggressive schedule (racing on little rest after traveling cross-country in sweltering vans and railroad boxcars).<br />Based on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred, including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro and renowned son-and-father trainers Ben A. and Jimmy Jones; <em>Citation</em> is more than merely the biography of a gifted horse. It the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing, a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his career and whose spirit continue to captivate the American public.</p>...1915058Citation203248https://www.gandhi.com.mx/citation-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1373726/ed390768-abba-4267-bc7e-6c6f3f0d633b.jpg?v=638337976517030000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20039781461661771_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_<p>When Citation (1945-1970) retired in mid-1951, he was horseracings first and, to that point, only millionaire racehorse. Following his 1948 triumphs at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont in 1948, it would be twenty-five years before another horse (Secreteriat) would again wear the coveted Triple Crown.<br /><em>Citation</em>, by legendary announcer and longtime horseracing insider Phil Georgeff, reveals all about the thoroughbred, his remarkable career, and those in his inner circle. Georgeff delves into Citations unusual bloodline; the death of his original rider, Al Snider, swept out to sea while fishing off the Florida keys; Citations stunning 1948 Triple Crown victory; and the ultimate effects of the horses excessive, aggressive schedule (racing on little rest after traveling cross-country in sweltering vans and railroad boxcars).<br />Based on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred, including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro and renowned son-and-father trainers Ben A. and Jimmy Jones; <em>Citation</em> is more than merely the biography of a gifted horse. It the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing, a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his career and whose spirit continue to captivate the American public.</p>(*_*)9781461661771_<p>When Citation (1945-1970) retired in mid-1951, he was horseracings first and, to that point, only millionaire racehorse. Following his 1948 triumphs at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont in 1948, it would be twenty-five years before another horse (Secreteriat) would again wear the coveted Triple Crown.<br /><em>Citation</em>, by legendary announcer and longtime horseracing insider Phil Georgeff, reveals all about the thoroughbred, his remarkable career, and those in his inner circle. Georgeff delves into Citations unusual bloodline; the death of his original rider, Al Snider, swept out to sea while fishing off the Florida keys; Citations stunning 1948 Triple Crown victory; and the ultimate effects of the horses excessive, aggressive schedule (racing on little rest after traveling cross-country in sweltering vans and railroad boxcars).<br />Based on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred, including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro and renowned son-and-father trainers Ben A. and Jimmy Jones; <em>Citation</em> is more than merely the biography of a gifted horse. It the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing, a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his career and whose spirit continue to captivate the American public.</p>...9781461661771_Taylor Trade Publishinglibro_electonico_dc7fdc2b-a599-3366-ac1f-c62f66537327_9781461661771;9781461661771_9781461661771Phil GeorgeffInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/rowman_trade-epub-5691f4e5-250d-4532-92cb-0be7aefc5739.epub2003-03-03T00:00:00+00:00Taylor Trade Publishing