Seattle Slew remains one of the most popular tourist attractions for racing fans who visit the Kentucky Bluegrass. Only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In retirement he has shone even brighter, with many of his offspring becoming champions on the racetrack.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Mearns is the editor of Florida Horse magazine and Wire to Wire. He has won six Eclipse Awards and eight American Horse Publication Awards.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
How the ugly foal called 'Baby Huey' won the Triple Crown,
By E. A. Lovitt "starmoth" (Gladwin, MI USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Seattle Slew (Hardcover)
Dan Mearns, who as served as managing editor of both "The Blood Horse" and the "Thoroughbred Record" has written a very workman-like account of the life Seattle Slew, the dark brown racing Hall-of-Famer, who is also an extraordinary sire-of-sires, a remarkable broodmare sire, and our last living Triple Crown champion. Last year (2000) Slew underwent surgery to fuse two vertebrae in his neck and alleviate pressure on his spinal cord. The feisty twenty-seven year-old is back in the breeding shed this year and his first mares have been pronounced in foal, so maybe we'll be privileged to watch many more champions by this extraordinary Thoroughbred.Dan Mearns's book is number five in the "Thoroughbred Legends" series and he covers Seattle Slew from his birth (an ugly foal with big floppy brown ears), through his racing and breeding career, up into the year 2000. For those of us who admire racing's only undefeated Triple Crown Winner (Slew did lose a few after the Triple Crown races), this book is a satisfying read. There are also sixteen pages of black-and-white photographs of Slew from his ugly-duckling birth through a picture where we can see a few gray whiskers dotting his muzzle. May the Slew live a thousand years through his offspring!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seattle Slew,
By A Customer
This review is from: Seattle Slew (Hardcover)
This is a wonderful, easy to read and understand book written about a true champion. I have read most of the Thoroughbred Legends and love them all. It is a wonderful collection for anyone who loves horses or anyone who loves a winner.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seattle Slew,
By Lori Haun (Graham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seattle Slew (Hardcover)
Wonderful book befitting of a King! Seattle Slew was definately king of the racetrack when he ran. He flew down the course with wings beneath his hooves.A great honor to have written about a great horse! The author did an excellent job on this book. I am very pleased and satisfied with this book! 5 stars!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
