Death of a racehorse an American story

The inside story of the crisis within the country's most classic sport-horseracing-and why money is killing thoroughbreds at the top of their game.

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Main Author: Lillis, Katie Bo (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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505 0 |a Part I: Call to post. The best at what you do ; Go West, young man ; The cowboy hat ; Derby fever ; Free from every mortal sin-including Butazolidin ; It was the poppies! ; Sudden death ; Social license to operate ; The racing business ; "Eyes and gut" -- Part II: The backstretch. Stuart Janney's quest ; The cops ; "Nobody goes to jail for an Epogen positive" ; The backside ; Belonging ; The ghost of Alex Harthill ; Through the looking glass ; The raid -- Part III: The finish line. All heat ; The positive ; The Saurday Night Live effect ; 21 picograms ; The bottom line ; Hate the game, not the player ; "We're all just whores"? 
520 |a The inside story of the crisis within the country's most classic sport-horseracing-and why money is killing thoroughbreds at the top of their game. 
650 0 |a Doping in sports. 
650 0 |a Horse racing. 
650 0 |a Race horses  |x Wounds and injuries. 
650 0 |a Animal welfare. 
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