The directory of the county of Derby - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The directory of the county of Derby write by Stephen Glover. This book was released on 1829. The directory of the county of Derby available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The History of the County of Derby
The History of the County of Derby - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of the County of Derby write by Stephen Glover. This book was released on 1829. The History of the County of Derby available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Derby Fever
Derby Fever - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Derby Fever write by Jim Bolus. This book was released on 1995-03-31. Derby Fever available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Each spring as the Kentucky Derby grows near, a kind of frenzy hits a wide section of the population. People suddenly turn their attention to Churchill Downs, and the anticipation of the Run for the Roses sends everyone into "Derby fever." Here in his third book on the Kentucky Derby, Jim Bolus brings together a collection of his favorite Derby Stories that are sure to make an avid race fan out of anyone. Bolus covers a wide range of topics--from "the Duke" at the Derby; to the famous Derby photograph of the Fighting Finish in 1933; to his favorite Derby, the 1969 running. Also included are such champions as Whirlaway, Exterminator, Secretariat, Spend a Buck, and Nashua. Bolus has devoted a chapter to the Stevens family, whose horse-racing roots trace back more than 120 years, and to the Derby chart callers, those men who through the years have documented the race for posterity. Bolus also relates his own personal experiences as a bettor (and a loser!) on the Derby. In particular, he devotes a chapter to Holy Land, a horse who ran in the 1970 race but lost his jockey and the race. It's a pick Bolus has been kidded about a lot over the years. An authority on the subject, Jim Bolus has conducted hundreds of interviews about the Derby. With this book, readers will understand his passion for the grand old race and its traditions as they learn why so many get Derby fever every spring. Also by Jim Bolus are Remembering the Derby and Kentucky Derby Stories, both published by Pelican.
Derby Girl
Derby Girl - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Derby Girl write by Shauna Cross. This book was released on 2007-09-04. Derby Girl available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bliss Cavendar takes up Roller Derby and soon embarks on an epic journey full of a few not-so-awesome realities. Now adapted as the feature film "Whip It!" starring Ellen Page ("Juno") and Drew Barrymore, who also directs.
Black Winning Jockeys in the Kentucky Derby
Black Winning Jockeys in the Kentucky Derby - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Black Winning Jockeys in the Kentucky Derby write by James Robert Saunders. This book was released on 2002-12-03. Black Winning Jockeys in the Kentucky Derby available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Oliver Lewis was champion jockey of the Kentucky Derby in 1875 with a winning race time of two minutes and 37 seconds. Jockey Willie Simms won in 1896, bringing his horse in at two minutes and seven seconds. James Winkfield was the winning jockey in both 1901 and 1902 with winning race times of two minutes and seven seconds and two minutes and eight seconds, respectively. Each of these men possessed the skill and power necessary to spur a horse to glorious victory. All are members of the small, select group of Derby-winning jockeys who were African Americans. The stakes were high: Black jockeys who won a race in the late 1700s and 1800s sometimes won freedom from slavery as well. This work examines the presence of black jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, from the first instance of slaves working as stable hands and tending their masters' horses to the first black jockey to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby in 1875 and the continued participation of black jockeys in the Kentucky Derby. Black owners and trainers in the Kentucky Derby are also discussed. Three appendices list black winning jockeys, black trainers and black owners of Kentucky Derby horses.
