Exterminator: Thoroughbred Legends [Hardcover]

Eva Jolene Boyd (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thoroughbred Legends | Publication Date: October 25, 2002

Exterminator captures the public's imagination from the start. The rangy gelding went from work horse to Kentucky Derby winner to durable campaigner during his eight years on the track.

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About the Author

Boyd has written articles for The Thoroughbred Record, Turf and Sports Digest, SPUR, The Backstretch, and The Blood Horse.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Eclipse Press; 1 edition (October 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581500874
• ISBN-13: 978-1581500875
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Horses > Racing

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Greatest., May 13, 2003

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S. Buford "lunabud74" (NICHOLASVILLE, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exterminator: Thoroughbred Legends (Hardcover)

It's not often that a really special horse comes along. This is a must read about a gelding that had it all and then some. A definite must read about an almost lost and forgotten legend, Old Bones.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love Exterminator, but..., January 9, 2008

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This review is from: Exterminator: Thoroughbred Legends (Hardcover)

Exterminator: Thoroughbred Legends is unfortunately a bit dry (compared to, say, Kelso: The Horse of Gold, or Seabiscuit: An American Legend), so the power and excitement of this one-of-a-kind racehorse and his knuckle-biting racing style, not to mention his trials and tribulations, are not conveyed. However, if you just want to know more about Exterminator's brilliant career, this book will do, down to the NTRA racing charts for all his 99 (yes, 99) races.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exterminator, December 17, 2007

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Howard C. Mcclurkin, Jr. (The Lone Star State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exterminator: Thoroughbred Legends (Hardcover)

A terrific book about a terrific horse. A story of a horse that was almost overlooked and went on to become a superstar. If I could own only two horses they would be Exterminator and John Henry. Great read that answered a question that I didn't know existed. Exterminator actually had 99 starts instead of 100 as popularly believed.