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Author Carroll, Linda, 1956- author.

Title Out of the clouds : the unlikely horseman and unwanted colt who conquered the sport of kings / Linda Carroll and David Rosner.

Publication Info. New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B JACOBS    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  636.1 CARROLL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index.
Summary Describes how a once-destitute trainer from Brooklyn bought an unwanted Thoroughbred named Stymie and led him to run 131 races and win 25 stakes, and, in the 1940s, becoming the first Thoroughbred to earn more than $900,000
Subject Jacobs, Hirsch.
Racehorse trainers -- United States -- Biography.
Horsemen and horsewomen -- United States -- Biography.
Race horses -- United States.
ISBN 9780316432238 hardcover
0316432237 hardcover
9781549168468 audio download
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