Horse Racing

See also horses.

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times.
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Thinking Racehorse
Horse
Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
Ruffian: Burning From the Start
Under Orders (Sid Halley, #4)
American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise
The Horse God Built
Wild Ride: The Rise and Tragic Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty
Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning
Native Dancer: The Grey Ghost Hero of a Golden Age
Silks
Lord of Misrule (National Book Award)
Twice Shy
Dead Cert

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Pulse
Front Runner
Triple Crown
Dick Francis's Refusal (Sid Halley, #5)
Dick Francis's Damage
Duel for the Crown: Affirmed, Alydar, and Racing's Greatest Rivalry
A Gentleman's Game (Romance of the Turf, #1)
Trade Me by Courtney MilanCarrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidBinding 13 by Chloe WalshKeeping 13 by Chloe WalshCourting Cinderella by Mackenzie Lucas
Romance with Less Common Sports
62 books — 21 voters

Black Beauty by Anna SewellMy Friend Flicka by Mary O'HaraThe One Dollar Horse by Lauren St. JohnThe Lost Pony of Riverdale by Amanda WillsComing Home by Lauren Brooke
Horse girl books
59 books — 5 voters
Steven Cauthen Gb by Gloria D. MiklowitzThe Horse God Built by Lawrence ScanlanSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandBroken by Fred M. KrayCall the Canaries Home by Laura Barrow
Kentucky Derby
36 books — 5 voters

A Run at Love by Toni ShilohScandalous Ever After by Theresa RomainA Gentleman's Game by Theresa RomainThe Sport of Baronets by Theresa RomainFlying Finish by Dick Francis
Horse Racing in Romance Novels
30 books — 14 voters
Come to Grief by Dick FrancisNerve by Dick FrancisTwice Shy by Dick FrancisTrial Run by Dick FrancisKnockdown by Dick Francis
Mystery Books About Horses (Adult)
140 books — 16 voters


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Dan Mearns, Seattle Slew: Racing's Only Undefeated Triple Crown Winner

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Not leg weary as any other horse would have been, the gallant gray trotted full-flight down to the wire. Each powerful stride as strong and long as the one before it. He devoured the track one magnificent stroke after another, then flashed under the wire, pulling the roar of the crowd along in his wake.
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