Review: Really good
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
I have to admit I was pleasently surprised by this book which I picked up free for Kindle.Jordan gives profiles of the eleven horses who have won the American Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Peakness, and Belmont). In addition to providing infromation about the horse, there is also infromation about the trainer, owner, and jockey (and in one case another member of support staff) as well as brief biographies of the race tracks.Jordan writes for a reader who has some knowledge of horse racing and while the profiles are spot on, they are not as complete, for obivious reasons, as the longer books. This book is, however, a good starting point for the topic and even has a brief bit about genetics. It isn't a children's book. There are also several pictures.Overall, a good book. While I knew the infromation about the horse, Jordan had plenty of infromation about jockeys, trainers, and owners I did not know.