Racing Days [Hardcover]

Brendan Boyd (Author), Henry Horenstein (Author, Photographer), BrEND Boyd (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Both the photos, by Rhode Island School of Design faculty member Horenstein, and the text, by syndicated columnist Boyd (The Great American Baseball Card Book), are exceptionally fine. The camera is focused principally on race track habitues from grooms, clockers and trainers to vendors of tout sheets, jockeys and, above all, bettorsthe affluent ready to walk to the $50 window and the not-so-affluent standing in line to plunk down $2. The text presents details of what each task at the track involves, from the exercise boys who take the horses out early in the morning to the valets who put away the jockeys' silks after the day's card is over and the stoopers who pick up discarded tickets hoping to find a winning ticket inadvertently thrown away. The book will please any fan of the sport of kings. First serial to American Photographer. (December
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Boyd's wonderfully lyrical text accompanies Horenstein's superb photographs to evoke the atmosphere of the racetrack. Boyd uses his personal experiences as a racetrack groom and bettor to elicit images of track scenes and characters. One-page capsule vignettes about grooms, touts, and farriers, as well as pre-race barn activities, the race and its aftermath, complement the photos. Humor and pathos combined with insight into the human condition and literary and cultural allusions set this book apart from the average horseracing book. Highly recommended for photo and/or sports collections in academic and public libraries. Susan Hamburger, Florida State Univ. Lib., Tallahassee
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Pond Press (September 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966677617
• ISBN-13: 978-0966677614
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,242,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Henry Horenstein is a widely published and exhibited professional photographer and the author of more than two dozen books, including the classic texts Black & White Photography and Beyond Basic Photography, and monographs such as Honky Tonk, Animalia, Show, Close Relations, and Racing Days. Horenstein is professor of photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. You can see his work at www.horenstein.com.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Horenstein and Boyd know their stuff!, May 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Racing Days (Hardcover)

We were given a copy of the first printing of this book many years ago. As a visual and written essay about the inhabitants of the track, it is unmatched. Moments of joy are celebrated. Moments of defeat and pain are investigated. It captures the magic of the racetrack experience.