Milton C Toby: 3 books
Taking Shergar
Thoroughbred Racing's Most Famous Cold Case
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the Thoroughbred industry's most renowned stallions. Bred and raced by the Aga Khan IV and trained in England by Sir Michael...
Dancer's Image
The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs to win the 94th Kentucky Derby. Yet the jubilation ended three days later for the owner, the jockey and the trainers who propelled the celebrated thoroughbred to victory. Amid a firestorm of controversy, Dancer's Image was disqualified...
Cañonero II
The Rags to Riches Story of the Kentucky Derby's Most Improbable Winner
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
In the months leading up to the 1971 Kentucky Derby, Canonero II was an unknown horse with a Venezuelan trainer who spoke only Spanish. The Derby "experts" laughed when an exercise boy rode the horse out on the track with no saddle or stirrups. But the laughter promptly ended when Canonero II charged...