Racing for America: The Horse Race of the Century and the Redemption of a Sport

by James C Nicholson and James C. Nicholson

On October 20, 1923, at Belmont Park in New York, Kentucky Derby champion Zev toed the starting line alongside Epsom Derby winner Papyrus, the top colt from England, to compete for a $100,000 purse. Years of Progressive reform efforts had nearly eliminated horse racing in the United States only a decade earlier. But for weeks leading up to the match race that would be officially dubbed the "International," unprecedented levels of newspaper coverage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813180643
• ISBN13: 9780813180649
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"