Carole Case

Right Blood

America's Aristocrats in Thoroughbred Racing

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Right Blood, Carole Case examines the history of American thoroughbred racing, in particular the story behind the Jockey Club. Written for the general reader interested in the sport and its culture,  The Right Blood is an engaging look behind the scenes of American horse racing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 241
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 159mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780813528403
• ISBN-10: 0813528402
• Artikelnr.: 21196346

Autorenporträt

Carole Case is a sociologist and author of Down the Backstretch: Racing and the American Dream and The Black Book and the Mob: The Untold Story of the Control of Nevada's Casinos .

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
Preface And Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Jockey Club
Jockeying For Power
The Myth of Pedigree
Off-Track Expectations
The Business of Racing
Qualifying for the Club
Philanthropy at the Track
Conclusion: The Winners' Circle
Appendix: Members of the Jockey Club. 1894-1999
Notes
Index