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03655aam a22004938i 4500 001 2DAA94721A3011EEAF9CB4AD47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230704010055 008 221220s2023 nyu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2022060488 020 $a 0593496701 020 $a 9780593496701 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 050 00 $a SF355.L4 $b W53 2023 082 00 $2 23/eng/20221220 100 1 $a Wickens, Kim, $e author. 245 10 $a LEXINGTON : $b THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND TURBULENT TIMES OF AMERICA'S LEGENDARY RACEHORSE / $c Kim Wickens. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2307 264 1 $a New York : $b Ballantine Books, $c [2023] 300 $a pages cm 500 $a 2023/07/11 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The dramatic true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous, Civil War-era South, despite going nearly blind, and became the most successful sire in American racing history. The early days of American horse-racing were grueling. Four-mile heats-races four miles long, run two or three times in succession!-were the norm, rewarding horses who possessed the ideal combination of stamina and speed, attributes that pioneering Americans prized. The stallion Lexington, named after the city in Kentucky where he was born, exemplified these winning qualities, encouraging a war-torn nation in those perilous times that the extraordinary was possible. After shattering the world speed record for a four-mile race, Lexington continued his winning career until deteriorating eyesight forced his retirement in 1855. But once his groundbreaking achievements as a racehorse ended, his role as a sire began. Horses from his bloodline won more money than the offspring of any otherThoroughbred sire-an annual success that led Lexington to be named America's leading sire an unprecedented sixteen times. Yet 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 their desires 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 descend from Lexington. She spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy-and with Lexington, she presents an absorbing, exciting account that will transport you back to the raucous beginningof American horse racing and introduce you to the stallion at its heart"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 00 $a Lexington $c (Race horse), $d 1850-1875. 650 0 $a Race horses $z United States $v Biography. $9 91159 650 0 $a Horse racing $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 776 08 $i Online version: 776 08 $a Wickens, Kim. $t Lexington $b First edition. $d New York : Ballantine Books, [2023] $z 9780593496718 $w (DLC) 2022060489 941 $a 13 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509013205.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409044710.0 952 $l LEPI975 $d 20240319011356.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20240127013523.0 952 $l YMPD532 $d 20231121012627.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20231014010902.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20231003011413.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230902014121.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230902010551.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20230805010252.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20230804010351.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20230718013416.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20230704011635.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2DAA94721A3011EEAF9CB4AD47ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search