Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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By Luper, Eric2009., Adolescent, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: Sports Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1934 Saratoga, New York, just as fifteen-year-old Jack Walsh finally realizes his dream of becoming a jockey, complications arise in the form of a female bookie, an unexpected visit from his father, and a man who wants him to "fix" a race.
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c2007, Pre-adolescent, Peachtree Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Kentucky, during the Civil War, the twelve-year-old slave Gabriel, contends with a cruel new horse trainer and skirmishes with Confederate soldiers as he pursues his dream of becoming a jockey.
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By Hart, Alisonc2007., Pre-adolescent, Peachtree Call No: FIC HART Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Kentucky, during the Civil War, the twelve-year-old slave Gabriel, contends with a cruel new horse trainer and skirmishes with Confederate soldiers as he pursues his dream of becoming a jockey.
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By Hart, Alisonc2007., Pre-adolescent, Peachtree Call No: FIC HART Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A thirteen-year-old newly-freed slave faces the challenges of freedom and horse racing as he pursues his dream of becoming a famous jockey in Civil War Kentucky and New York.
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c2007, Pre-adolescent, Peachtree Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Racing to freedom trilogy Volume: bk. 2Summary Note: A thirteen-year-old newly-freed slave faces the challenges of freedom and horse racing as he pursues his dream of becoming a famous jockey in Civil War Kentucky and New York.
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-- Secretariat's Belmont race2003., Juvenile, Distributed by National Book Network Distributed by National Book Network Call No: 798.4 LIBBY Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Illustrations and simple text chronicle Secretariat's winning Belmont Race.
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c2011., Weigl Publishing Inc. Call No: 798.400976944 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Every year, spectators flock to Louisville, Kentucky, to watch one of the world's best-known horse races. Known as 'the most exciting two minutes in sports,' the Kentucky Derby features fast horses, skilled jockeys, and intense competition."--Back cover.
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2006, Primary, Viking Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: See how one offer to ride a horse changed Isaac Murphy's life and gave him the chance to become one of the greatest jockeys of all time.
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2003., Ballantine Books Call No: Sports 798.4 Hil Edition: 1st mass market ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the story of the great racehorse of the 1930s, Seabiscuit.
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2001., Ballantine Books Call No: 798.4 HIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: At the end of the Depression this champion triumphed over handicaps to become a legend of the racetrack.
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c2001, Random House Call No: 798.4 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how three men worked together to turn a rough-hewn, undersized horse into one of the fastest horses in racing history.