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Dancer's Image: The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby
Dancer's Image The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby
Author: Milton C. Toby
On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs to win the ninety-fourth Kentucky Derby. Yet the jubilation ended three days later for the owner, the jockey and the trainers who propelled the celebrated thoroughbred to victory. Amid a firestorm of controversy, Dancer's Image was disqualified after blood tests revealed t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781609490959
ISBN-10: 1609490959
Publication Date: 3/25/2011
Pages: 128
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Publisher: The History Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Very thorough look at all aspects of this case, getting into great detail. It's impossible to conclude now what actually happened, but all the circus is examined, with errors on both sides. The author has a smooth writing style that keeps you going even through advanced chemistry, and the pictures throughout the book are excellent, some of them quite rare, I'm sure (such as the poor panel of Kentucky officials studying advanced chemistry).


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