Bill Hartack: The Bittersweet Life of a Hall of Fame Jockey

by Bill Christine

Book Overview

Bill Hartack won the Kentucky Derby five times, and seemed to hate every moment. "If only Bill could have gotten along with people the way he got along with horses," a trainer said. His impoverished upbringing didn't help: his mother was killed in an automobile accident; the family home burned down; his father was murdered by a girlfriend; and he was estranged from his sisters for most of his life. Larry King, his friend, said it was just as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476663629
• ISBN13: 9781476663623
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher