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gparfitt@eclipsepress.comLEXINGTON, KY — January 18, 2005 — Eclipse Press will publish The 10 Best Kentucky Derbies this April, and the list is sure to generate debate. What makes a Kentucky Derby among the best of all time? Secretariat’s record-setting effort? Regret’s achievement as the first filly to win the vaunted classic, or legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker’s misjudgment of the finish line that cost his horse the race? And what about the famous “Fighting Finish” or Black Gold’s “dream-come-true” victory?
With 129 runnings to choose from, a panel of racing experts selected these Kentucky Derbies and five others as the all-time greatest, most exciting, and riveting first Saturdays in May.
Find out how they stack up against each other in The 10 Best Kentucky Derbies written by the Staff and Correspondents of The Blood-Horse magazine with a foreword by four-time Derby-winning trainer D. WAYNE LUKAS. Complete with photos of each race, including rare and seldom-seen images.
Advanced praise for The 10 Best Kentucky Derbies:
“A valuable addition to any Turf library. All the color and drama of the Kentucky Derby is captured in scintillating fashion.”
--Joe Hirsch, retired Daily Racing Form senior columnist
“Winning the Kentucky Derby was the most emotional experience in my life, and I wish everyone had a chance to have that feeling. Reading about the 10 Best Derbies brings all those emotions back.”
--Bob Baffert, three-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer
Publication date: April 2005
ISBN: 1-58150-118-8
Pages: 208; Bound Size: 6” x 9”
Retail price: $24.95 Cloth with dust jacket
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