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Churchill Downs : America's most historic racetrack
- Title
- Churchill Downs : America's most historic racetrack / Kimberly Gatto.
- Author
- Gatto, Kimberly.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | SF324.35.K4 G38 2010 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 141 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Prologue: Horse racing in Louisville -- The early years : the reign of Colonel Clark -- A new beginning : the start of the Matt Winn era -- The roaring twenties -- The 1930s : the Depression years -- The 1940s : wartime and winners -- The 1950s : the age of television -- The 1960s : a time of unrest -- The 1970s : Secretariat, Slew and a duel for the ages -- The 1980s : glamour and guts -- The 1990s : moments of greatness -- The new millennium : Barbaro and beyond -- Appendix A: Presidents of Churchill Downs -- Appendix B: Churchill Downs track records -- Appendix C: Kentucky Derby winners -- Appendix D: Kentucky Oaks winners -- Appendix E: Clark Handicap winners -- Appendix F: Breeders' Cup winners.
- ISBN
- 9781596298873
- 1596298871
- LCCN
- 2010002065
- OCLC
- ocn501321033
- SCSB-9417040
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library