Authors: Timothy T. T. Capps
ISBN-13: 9781581500578, ISBN-10: 1581500572
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Eclipse Press
Date Published: June 2001
Edition: 1ST
Capps has been involved in nearly every aspect of the Thoroughbred industry. He has served as a editor of The Thoroughbred Record; as an executive with Matchmaker, a company that sold stallion seasons and shares; and as a vice president at Pimlico and Laural Park in Maryland. He now heads the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and also is editor and publisher of MidAtlatic Thoroughbred.
Called the greatest horse ever to look through a bridle, Spectacular Bid achieved what few racehorses ever do--perfection--when he went undefeated in nine races at the age of four.
Introduction: "The greatest horse..." | 6 | |
Chapter 1 | Light On Paper | 10 |
Chapter 2 | "...He can really run." | 32 |
Chapter 3 | On The Brink Of Greatness | 56 |
Chapter 4 | The Almost Triple Crown | 68 |
Chapter 5 | The Safest Wager | 92 |
Epilogue: Better By Far On The Track | 126 | |
Pedigree | 144 | |
Past Performances | 145 | |
Index | 147 | |
Photo Credits | 152 | |
About the Author | 153 |