The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event

By James C. Nicholson

Book Overview

Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "greatest two minutes in sports," the Kentucky Derby.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813135761
• ISBN13: 9780813135762
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"