Bibliograph

Kentucky horse tales, Ercel Ellis, Jr. ; foreword by Robert W. Copeland ; introduction by Michael Blowen

Type

Label

Kentucky horse tales, Ercel Ellis, Jr. ; foreword by Robert W. Copeland ; introduction by Michael Blowen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kentucky horse tales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1086073826

Responsibility statement

Ercel Ellis, Jr. ; foreword by Robert W. Copeland ; introduction by Michael Blowen

Summary

Ercel Ellis Jr. was born into the Thoroughbred horse business and has worked in it for seventy-five years. He has been an owner, breeder, trainer, writer and radio broadcaster. His radio show, Horse Tales, has run for twenty years. For all his work, he won the Charles W. Engelhard Award for contributions to the industry. During his life, Ercel has amassed a trove of stories on some of the biggest names in Thoroughbred racing, like Mata Hari, Spy Song and world-famous Man o' War. He also includes stories of lesser-known horses like Dark Mirage, El Chico, Blue Peter and By Jimminy. Join Ercel as he entertains with fascinating stories from more than seven decades with Thoroughbreds

Table Of Contents

My dad and Man o' War. Man o'War -- Man o'War at stud -- Man o'War's funeral -- C.T. Fisher and the history of Dixiana. History of Dixiana -- High Time -- Esseff and In High -- Sweep All and Peter Hastings -- Dixiana broodmares. Miss Jemima -- Miss Prudence -- Miss Toro -- Influential Dixiana horses. War Woman -- Mata Hari -- Spy Song -- The Knitter -- Fulmar -- Forgotten champions. Top Flight -- Twenty Grand and Equipoise -- Discovery -- Stagehand -- Menow -- El Chico -- Pavot -- By Jimminy -- Blue Peter -- Decatholon and White Skies -- Coaltown -- Sweet Patootie -- Barbizon -- Dark Mirage -- Should have been champions. Eight Thirty -- Swoon's Son -- Three derbys. Hoop Jr. -- Reigh Count, Count Fleet, Count Turf -- Tomy Lee -- At the sales. Revoked -- Determined -- Growing up on the Russell Cave Pike. Dixiana -- Allegro and Johnstown -- Colonel Dick -- Lexington -- Erin Torch -- Good friends. Duval Headley -- Jimmy Drymon and Here De One -- The Blood-Horse and The Daily Racing Form. The teaser -- Duck Out the Door -- Rocky -- Training. Alice Scott -- Thoroughbred Training Center

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