Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown

by Jennifer S. Kelly

Book Overview

He was always destined to be a champion. Royally bred, with English and American classic winners in his pedigree, Sir Barton shone from birth, dubbed the "king of them all." But after a winless two-year-old season and a near-fatal illness, uncertainty clouded the start of Sir Barton's three-year-old season. Then his surprise victory in America's signature race, the Kentucky Derby, started him on the road to history, where he would go on to dominate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813197406
• ISBN13: 9780813197401
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"