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And They're Off!
Georgeff, Phil; O'Donnell, Jim; Durkin, Tom
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Description for And They're Off!
Hardback. Part memoir, part historical analysis, and part nostalgic remembrance, this book is the quintessential guide to the history of thoroughbred racing in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "The Voice of Chicago Racing," holds the world record for calling the most horse races—an astounding 96,131. During his fifty years in the sport, Georgeff brushed shoulders with every great jockey and saw just about every great horse, from 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation to 1973's Secretariat. Part memoir, part historical analysis, and part nostalgic remembrance, this book is the quintessential guide to the history of thoroughbred racing in the twentieth century.
Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "The Voice of Chicago Racing," holds the world record for calling the most horse races—an astounding 96,131. During his fifty years in the sport, Georgeff brushed shoulders with every great jockey and saw just about every great horse, from 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation to 1973's Secretariat. Part memoir, part historical analysis, and part nostalgic remembrance, this book is the quintessential guide to the history of thoroughbred racing in the twentieth century.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780878332649
SKU
V9780878332649
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About Georgeff, Phil; O'Donnell, Jim; Durkin, Tom
Phil Georgeff is the most famous man in the Chicago thoroughbred horseracing world. Author of two novels on horseracing, he lives in Fairhope, Alabama. Jim O'Donnell, a staff writer for The Chicago Sun-Times, lives in Chicago, Illinois. Tom Durkin, the "voice" of NBC's annual Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup telecasts, lives in New York.
Reviews for And They're Off!
Beautifully written . . . wonderfully nostalgic, and insightfully prophetic.
Tom Carey, President, Hawthorne Race Course Regardless of whether you agree with Georgeff on every point, you cannot deny that his stroll down memory lane makes for a good read. As on who lived through it all, he (Georgeff) poignantly captures an era now passed, "when all sports ... Read more
Tom Carey, President, Hawthorne Race Course Regardless of whether you agree with Georgeff on every point, you cannot deny that his stroll down memory lane makes for a good read. As on who lived through it all, he (Georgeff) poignantly captures an era now passed, "when all sports ... Read more