The Kentucky Thoroughbred » (1)

Kent Hollingsworth (1929-1999) was recently inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.

The Thoroughbred Horse has an unparalleled significance to the state of Kentucky. The breeding, training, selling, and racing of these remarkable animals today amounts to a multibillion dollar sporting business, and the development of that industry serves as a compelling history of both the state and the Sport of Kings itself. Author Kent Hollingsworth tells that story, chronicling racing's history through tales of its most dominant, memorable stallions. With the love of a true horseman, Hollingsworth captures the vibrancy and excitement that Thoroughbred racing has brought to the Commonwealth in every era, recounting the successes and failures of each horse and capturing the lives of their breeders, trainers, owners, and jockeys.

Foreword vii

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Sarazen 1

Lexington 12

Citation 33

Domino 55

Longfellow 74

Hamburg 87

Man o' War 112

Bold Ruler 131

Kentucky 157

John Henry 167

Index 184