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Inside America's Billion-Dollar Racehorse Industry and the
High-Stakes Dreams That Fuel It
The gleam of a yearling's shiny coat. The glory of standing in the
winner's circle on Derby Day. The thrill of cashing a check worth
millions more than your initial investment. It's for all this and more
that we forgo common sense and dream about Thoroughbred racing.
"There is no logic at all. It's love. It's ego. I don't know why, but
you just get stupid." That's how one man tried to explain spending more
than $2 million on a Thoroughbred yearling. It would be months before
the horse would run its first race, but already he has dreams of a Home
Run Horse, a champion worth tens of millions on the track and in the
breeding shed.
Bloodstock business writer Glenye Cain goes behind the scenes of the
Thoroughbred business to find out what makes it so alluring. She follows
bloodstock agents to discover the secrets of buying yearlings, questions
prominent owners on their past successes, and grills the trainers whose
horseman's intuition predicts the rise and fall of the market each year.
Part industry primer and part thrill-of-the-ride storytelling, The Home
Run Horse will give a high-octane boost to your own desire for a
champion racehorse.
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