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03347aam a2200469 i 4500 001 5151B2C6940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231206010040 007 tb |||||||||||||||||||| 008 230821t20232023meua db 000 0beng d 010 $a 2023940390 020 $a 1638088853 020 $a 9781638088851 035 $a (OCoLC)1394347052 040 $a CPLPT $b eng $e rda $c CPLPT $d BKL $d FQ2 $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a SF355.L4 $b W53 2023d 082 04 $a 798.40092/9 $2 23/eng/2019 100 1 $a Wickens, Kim. 245 10 $a Lexington : $b the extraordinary life and turbulent times of America's legendary racehorse $h [text (large print)] / $c Kim Wickens. 250 $a Center Point Large Print edition. 264 1 $a Thorndike, Maine : $b Center Point Large Print, $c 2023. 300 $a 517 pages (large print) : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 340 $n large print (16 point) $2 rdafs 500 $a Regular print version previously published by Ballantine Books. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-514). 505 0 $a Rebirth -- Warfield's prophecy -- The Metairie -- Outmaneuvered -- Getting there -- Lost light -- Kentucky's horse -- Lecomte -- Time is a mighty good horse -- The waving flag of Lexington -- The fall -- The King's horses -- Robert Alexander's purchase -- Woodburn farm -- War -- The she-devil -- The undefeated asteroid -- Smoke screens -- The height of Woodburn -- Louisville -- The bequest -- The four-mile horse -- Catalog no. 16020 -- Standing on all fours: ninety-five years later. 520 $a "The early days of American horse racing were grueling. Four-mile races, run two or three times in succession, were the norm, rewarding horses who brandished the ideal combination of stamina and speed. The stallion Lexington, named after the city in Kentucky where he was born, possessed these winning qualities, which pioneering Americans prized. Lexington shattered the world speed record for a four-mile race, showing a war-torn nation that the extraordinary was possible even in those perilous times. Horses from his bloodline won more money than the offspring of any other Thoroughbred - an annual success that led Lexington to be named America's leading sire an unprecedented sixteen times. With the Civil War raging, Lexington's years at a Kentucky stud farm were far from idyllic. Confederate soldiers ran amok, looting freely and kidnapping horses from the top stables. They soon focused on the prized Lexington and his valuable progeny. Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by this legendary horse when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 00 $a Lexington $c (Race horse), $d 1850-1875. 650 0 $a Race horses $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Horse racing $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Large type books. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Large print books. $2 lcgft 941 $a 4 945 $a lpt 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20240423011238.0 952 $l XHPD657 $d 20240116011328.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20231221010053.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206013352.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5151B2C6940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b FQ2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search