Down to the Wire : The Lives of the Triple Crown Champions

by Shoop, Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9781891954559
• ISBN10: 1891954555
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Russell Dean & Co

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	i
Foreward	v
Ron Turcotte
Introduction	vii
Jean Cruguet
I. THE RACES
The Kentucky Derby	1	(5)
The Preakness	6	(4)
The Belmont Stakes	10	(3)
The Origin: ``The Triple Crown''	13	(2)
The Demigod: Man o'War	15	(18)
II. THE TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPIONS
The Unknown: Sir Barton	33	(22)
The Trailblazer: Gallant Fox	55	(24)
Victorious Progeny: Omaha & War Admiral	79	(36)
The Iron Horse: Whirlaway	115	(32)
The Unvanquished: Count Fleet	147	(16)
The Obscurity Triumphant: Assault	163	(24)
The Icon: Citation	187	(28)
The National Hero: Secretariat	215	(24)
The Thinking Man's Horse: Seattle Slew	239	(22)
The Duelists: Affirmed & Alydar	261	(34)
POSTSCRIPT	295	(2)
AFTERWORD: SEABISCUIT, FUNNY CIDE, AND THE TRIPLE CROWN	297	(2)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	299	(2)
APPENDICES	301	(12)
I. The Triple Crown Champions	301	(1)
II. Winning Times of the Triple Crown Winners	301	(1)
III. Winning Lengths of the Triple Crown Winners	302	(1)
IV. The Triple Crown Racetracks	303	(1)
V. Racehorses, Jockeys and Trainers Elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame	304	(2)
VI. Tabulated Racing Records of the Triple Crown Horses	306	(4)
VII. Triple Crown Race Winners Sired by Triple Crown Champions	310	(1)
VIII. Rankings of the Triple Crown Winners	311	(1)
IX. The Blood Horse Rankings	312	(1)
Bibliography & Chapter Notes	313	(16)
Index	329