race horses

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Assault, the crippled champion

the King Ranch racehorse
2004
Relates how the colt Assault recovers from an accident that leaves him crippled and grows up to win the Triple Crown, "thoroughbred racing's highest achievement," in 1946.

Thoroughbreds

1983
Discusses the breed of horse known as thoroughbred and follows a new colt from birth to the day of its maiden race.

Waiting for Billy

1991
With his dog, a man exercises racehorses in the water and they are often joined by Billy, a bottle-nosed dolphin.

Famous horses

2011
Provides an overview of famous horses in history, including Paul Revere's horse, George Washington's horse Magnolia, Black Beauty, Mister Ed, and others.

Racing horses

2011
An introduction to racing horses that discusses the history of the sport, training, jockeys, famous horses, and other related topics.

The triple crown winners

the story of America's ten superstar race horses
1978
Introduces the races that are part of the American Triple Crown and describes the breeding and training of the horses that have won this trophy.

The charioteer of Delphi

2009
Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house, where they befriend the young charioteer, Scopas, and quickly find themselves embroiled in a campaign to sabotage one of the rival racing factions.

Thoroughbred horses

1985
Text and photographs present the history of thoroughbred horses, how they are trained to be some of the fastest horses in the world, the competitive sports in which they participate, and some well-known horses.

Firsts under the wire

the world's fastest horses, 1900-1950
1978
Brief biographies of four horses outstanding in racing history. Includes Man O' War, Stymie, Seabiscuit, and Citation.

Ruffian

1977
The story of a champion race horse who won every race she ran until her career was cut short by an accident.

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