Saratoga Days [Hardcover]

Sean Clancy (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Clancy doesn’t merely concentrate on the track - though his vivid descriptions of the backside are superb. -- Boston Globe

Join him for a season at Saratoga, bounding over the jumps and careening around the countryside... -- Jay Hovdey, executive columnist for the Daily Racing Form

The magical spirit of this distinctive meeting can be enjoyed again and again in Saratoga Days. -- Joe Hirsch, Daily Racing Form, September 4, 2000

From the Author

I've been living Saratoga days my whole life. Finally, I wrote a book about them. A day in Saratoga is a lifetime anywhere else, I chronicled 42 of them in a row. Everything from incredible triumphs to life-altering defeats. More about life than horse racing, I think you'll like it.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Chase Times Pub; First Edition edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970256000
• ISBN-13: 978-0970256003
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,493,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superior sports writing, November 7, 2000

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Lisa A. Barnett (Portsmouth, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saratoga Days (Hardcover)

Sean Clancy cites Red Smith as one of his literary heroes. Well, if writing were a horse race, Mr. Smith would have to look out. Sean Clancy's Saratoga Days is one of the most informative, engagingly written, literate, and absorbing books ever written on racing. Himself a steeplechase jockey, Clancy shows us the world of Saratoga as we've never before been shown in -- it's like having a private guided tour with a funny, humane, intelligent tour guide. There are stars here -- Beautiful Pleasure, More Than Ready, Lemon Drop Kid -- as well as names not known to the casual follower of racing -- Amarettitorun, Bourbon Belle, and of course, the great Succeed. Their stories are the fabric of Saratoga, and this book IS Saratoga in August.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saratoga wherever you are..., October 3, 2000

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"mfornatale" (NYC, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saratoga Days (Hardcover)

Ever been to Saratoga? Well, even if you haven't, Sean Clancy's Saratoga Days will not only transport you there and give you a feel for the place, but it will also give you a guided tour from the perspective of a professional rider and writer.

The Saratoga Race Course meet may have ended Labor Day Weekend, but the spirit of the meet and the town lives on in the hearts of racing fans everywhere. Saratoga Days is the kind of book that can take you back to those magical August days at any time of the year. Read it after the meet to get that nostalgic feeling - then read it again come this spring to prepare yourself for next summer's adventures.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I've ever read about Saratoga!, August 28, 2000

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"jnumbers" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saratoga Days (Hardcover)

If you want to get a sense of the place that is Saratoga, you need to read this book. You'll learn so much about the place and racing in general. As a porofessional jockey/journalist Sean writes with a perspective that most racing writers would kill for. This is my favorite book about racing since William Murray's THE WRONG HORSE.