My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak with America's Favorite Horse - Hardcover

Prado, Edgar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006146418X ISBN 13: 9780061464188

Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS, 2008

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Book by Prado Edgar Eisenberg John

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Barbaro was one tough horse - winning the Kentucky Derby by 6 1/2 lengths. But it was his courageous, ultimately futile battle after a horrific leg injury in the Preakness that really captured the nation. Veteran jockey Prado touchingly takes readers inside racing and his bond with Barbaro. --New York Post

A moving testament to the power a sport can have on both its fans and its participants. --American Way

Told firsthand by Edgar Prado, the hardest-working jockey in the game, My Guy Barbaro takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride that will make you feel like you were there with Barbaro every step of the way. I couldn t put this book down. --Gary Stevens, three-time Kentucky Derby Winning Hall of Fame Jockey, NBC Sports Analyst

Edgar Prado s unadorned prose beautifully captures the trajectory of two lives: his own and that of the horse he would come to describe as a friend, teammate and hero. After reading this book, it is difficult to predict who you will love more: Prado or his beloved mount, Barbaro. --Susan Richards, New York Times bestselling author of CHOSEN BY A HORSE Susan Richards, New York Times bestselling author of CHOSEN BY A HORSE

This inside look at how a racehorse and jockey communicate and care for each other is at once heartbreaking and harrowing; it chronicles the relationship of two of the sport s most compelling figures -- Barbaro and Prado. Their tale is wonderfully told, and makes you understand why people love horses. --Joe Drape, author of BLACK MAESTRO and THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN

"Told firsthand by Edgar Prado, the hardest-working jockey in the game, My Guy Barbaro takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride that will make you feel like you were there with Barbaro every step of the way. I couldn't put this book down."--Gary Stevens, three-time Kentucky Derby Winning Hall of Fame Jockey, NBC Sports Analyst

"A moving testament to the power a sport can have on both its fans and its participants."--American Way

"This inside look at how a racehorse and jockey communicate and care for each other is at once heartbreaking and harrowing; it chronicles the relationship of two of the sport's most compelling figures -- Barbaro and Prado. Their tale is wonderfully told, and makes you understand why people love horses."--Joe Drape, author of BLACK MAESTRO and THE RACE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN

"Barbaro was one tough horse - winning the Kentucky Derby by 6 1/2 lengths. But it was his courageous, ultimately futile battle after a horrific leg injury in the Preakness that really captured the nation. Veteran jockey Prado touchingly takes readers inside racing and his bond with Barbaro."--New York Post

"Edgar Prado's unadorned prose beautifully captures the trajectory of two lives: his own and that of the horse he would come to describe as a 'friend, teammate and hero.' After reading this book, it is difficult to predict who you will love more: Prado or his beloved mount, Barbaro."--Susan Richards, New York Times bestselling author of CHOSEN BY A HORSE Susan Richards, New York Times bestselling author of CHOSEN BY A HORSE

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An uplifting personal account about a renowned jockey's relationship with the nationally mourned former Triple Crown contender describes their first race together and the months they shared at the New Bolton Animal Hospital. 60,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 006146418X
• ISBN 13: 9780061464188
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 202