Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy [Hardcover]

Muriel Lennox (Author), Muriel Lenox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1995

"The first time I rode Northern Dancer I knew he was something special. . . . I think the way Muriel Lennox tells the story--going behind the scenes and focusing on the horses--will give everyone a clear picture, not only of how special Northern Dancer actually was, but of all the obstacles he had to overcome".--Ron Turcotte, jockey. "For me Northern Dancer was the epitome, the dream of those of us blessed with a love of horses".--Omar Sharif.

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About the Author

Muriel Lennox has worked as a sports reporter, a financial writer, a television reviewer and the editor of the thoroughbred racing magazine Canadian Horse. Her articles have appeared in The Toronto Star, Report on Business, Toronto Life, City and Country Home, The Globe and Mail and Starweek, and is the author of E.P. Taylor: A Horseman and his Horses. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: Beach House Boks; 1 edition (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0969902506
• ISBN-13: 978-0969902508
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,858,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sensitive and quality work, December 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy (Hardcover)

This book is very well written and informative. As well as the life-story of this remarkable animal it provides an insight into the history and workings of the racing industry. At times it brought a tear to my eye! I have a Northern Dancer horse and I look at him with a new dimension of knowledge.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Fav Horse, December 9, 1999

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This review is from: Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy (Hardcover)

Although I was not old enough to remember Northern Dancer, he was won of the greatest thoroughbreds of this century. Not only in racing its self, but as one of the most influencial stallions of our time. This book allows everyone who knew of The Dancer to remember him. To either help the people to remanise of his great life as they saw him in '64, or for some, to learn of his great accomplishments, and not so golden moments that they never got a glimpse of. But the one thing this book gives everyone, is to learn of the real Northern Dancer. His 'misfit' life as a yearling, his great character and temperment, and his relationship with the people most close to him. He touched alot of people and still does. He is the greastest Canadian horse to step on any track and probibly ever will. Muriel Lenox did I great job in revieling Northern Dancer to us. Her words made me chill when he won the Derby, feel dispair when he lost the Belmont and cry when he died in 1990. But I would like to thank Muriel for what she gave me, a real look at the life of my favorite horse of all time. Northern Dancer will always be a great horse, not only as a horse himself;but as well as his legacy. Such stallions like Storm Cat, Danzig,Nureyev, Nijinsky II and so many more are leaving the Dancer mafk on racing today. This is a great book and at is a must read for any horse lover or fan of racing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's like meeting the horse yourself, October 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy (Hardcover)

What other author would attempt to interview a horse? And interview the great one she does. Since normal conversation was out, she just sat on the fence and watched the Dancer for hours. And his character comes booming out at you from the pages. Just one part of a book that takes you right into the stables, as well as the usual career summaries and stats, race stories and such.