Whittingham is an outstanding biography of an extraordinary man. As a thoroughbred trainer, Whittingharn has scored two triumphs in the Kentucky Derby-both achieved after his 73rd birthday. The story of Charlie Whittingham is also the story of modern thoroughbred racing. Hovdey captures excitement of Thoroughbred racing at its best!
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Whittingham is an outstanding biography of an extraordinary man. As a thoroughbred trainer, Whittingharn has scored two triumphs in the Kentucky Derby-both achieved after his 73rd birthday. The story of Charlie Whittingham is also the story of modern thoroughbred racing. Hovdey captures excitement of Thoroughbred racing at its best!
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Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 0939049619. Photographs; 9.10 X 6.90 X 0.90 inches; xi, 210 pages; Hard cover is glazed green boards with black spine, gold lettering on spine. Light bumping, rubbing to covers. No DJ. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 32 b/w and 7 color photographs. Charles Edward Whittingham (1913-1999) was an American Thoroughbred race horse trainer who is one of the most acclaimed trainers in U. S. Racing history. Over his 49 years as a head trainer, Whittingham had 252 stakes wins and became the all-time leading trainer at both Hollywood Park Racetrack and Santa Anita Park. Whittingham trained several champions, including American Horse of the Year honorees Ack Ack, Ferdinand, and Sunday Silence. Among others, he trained Daryl's Joy, champion New Zealand two-year-old, winner in Australia wfa championship W S Cox Plate, Victoria Derby, Oak Tree International (USA), Cougar II, the 1972 U. S. Champion Turf Horse, Kennedy Road, the 1983 Canadian Horse of the Year, and for a time, Exceller. He also trained the champion daughter of Affirmed, Flawlessly. His horses were named Champion Female Turf Horse on four occasions. In 1986, at the age of 73, he became the oldest trainer to win the Kentucky Derby, then won the prestigious race again three years later. Both Derby-winning horses went on to win the Breeders' Cup Classic. Appendix; index. He continued to train horses right up to the time of his death at age 86.
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Good. Size: 7x1x9; signed by author, stated 1st edition/1st printing with full number line, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, dust jacket has edge chipping and tears, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo Dark green dust jacket has a touch of wear at the top of the spine and tips, still a really nice and attractive book; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.
