Homestretch: A Celebration of America's Greatest Tracks

by Nancy Stout, Jerry Cooke

This lively historical compilation covers the fifteen greatest Thoroughbred horse-racing tracks in North America, with vivid black-and-white photographs of the most famous trainers, horses, and races of the last century. From Churchill Downs, Pimlico, and Belmont to Del Mar, the Fair Grounds, and Hollywood Park, see why Thoroughbred racing is the sport of kings. Nancy Stout's work has appeared in The Daily Racing Form and The Racing Times. Jerry Cooke is the nation's top Thoroughbred photographer.

Genres: Horse Racing

224 pages, Hardcover

First published June 4, 2000

Reviews

[Nic · Rating 4 out of 5]

A look at some very famous, very historic racetracks, some of which are now gone just 20 years after this book was published. I did feel as though the editor stopped three-quarters of the way through, as the last quarter of the book has typos, extraneous words, and Milestones that are not in chronological order.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A one-day scan. Read lots of the text and all photo captions. Published 2000, so dated now with all the negative developments in horse racing. Still interesting despite some obvious errors and a certain degree of naivety.