jockeys

A biography of the young woman who in searching for something special to do with her life turned to horse racing, thus becoming one of the first female jockeys.

Text and photographs describe the career of Steve Cauthen, youngest jockey ever to win the Triple Crown.

A thirteen-year-old newly-freed slave faces the challenges of freedom and horse racing as he pursues his dream of becoming a famous jockey in Civil War Kentucky and New York.

A biography of the jockey who began his record-breaking professional career at the age of sixteen.

Presents a biography of the jockey nicknamed "The Shoe" who won his fourth Kentucky Derby at the age of fifty-four.

Glassblower Gerard Logan is faced with a threat to his business, his courage, and his life when he comes to the attention of a gang of thugs who are searching for an incriminating videotape entrusted to Logan by his friend, jockey Martin Stukely, who was unexpectedly killed in a riding accident.

Traces the life of Julie Krone and discusses her achievements in the world of horse racing.

Discusses the childhood, education, riding career, and personal life of the first woman jockey to win a Triple Crown race.

Discusses the childhood, education, early riding career, major races, records, titles, views, and personal life of jockey Julie Krone.

Five months after losing his mother, seventeen-year-old Gas runs away from an abusive father and gets a job working at an Arkansas race track, surrounded by the illegal Mexican immigrants that he and his father blame for her death.