The longest shot : Lil E. Tee and the Kentucky Derby / John Eisenberg.

By:

Eisenberg, John, 1956-

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813148779
0813148774

Other title:

Lil E. Tee and the Kentucky Derby

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Longest shot.DDC classification:

798.400929 23

LOC classification:

SF355.L55 E57 1996eb

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Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Pedigree of Lil E. Tee; Introduction; 1. ""I was not expecting much.""; 2. ""The fee was cheap.""; 3. ""He was just a horse.""; 4. ""The look of eagles""; 5. ""He's going to win by a pole!""; 6. ""A dying breed""; Illustrations; 7. ""He knew he was special.""; 8. ""It's just God-given talent.""; 9. ""Bet him.""; 10. ""We're gonna win it!""; 11. ""Lil E. Tee Ate Here.""; 12. ""He made history.""; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Summary: On the first Saturday in May every year in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after 5:30 PM, a new horse attains racing immortality. The Kentucky Derby is like no other race, and its winners are the finest horses in the world. Covered in rich red roses, surrounded by flashing cameras and admiring crowds, these instant celebrities bear names like Citation, Secretariat, Spectacular Bid, and Seattle Slew. They're worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in 1992, a funny thing happened on the way to the roses. The rattling roar of 130,000 voices tailed off into a high, hollow shriek as the horses cr.

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On the first Saturday in May every year in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after 5:30 PM, a new horse attains racing immortality. The Kentucky Derby is like no other race, and its winners are the finest horses in the world. Covered in rich red roses, surrounded by flashing cameras and admiring crowds, these instant celebrities bear names like Citation, Secretariat, Spectacular Bid, and Seattle Slew. They're worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in 1992, a funny thing happened on the way to the roses. The rattling roar of 130,000 voices tailed off into a high, hollow shriek as the horses cr.

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