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02239aam a22003854i 4500 001 02B03B3E144511E7A7875A7BDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170329010027 008 161011t20162017iluao b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2016026020 020 $a 1613736452 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781613736456 (cloth : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SKYRV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a SF355.R33 $b A75 2016 082 00 $a 798.4/50929 $2 23 100 1 $a Aronson, Deb. 245 10 $a Alexandra the Great : $b the story of the record-breaking filly who ruled the racetrack / $c Deb Aronson. 263 $a 1703 264 1 $a Chicago, Illinois : $b Chicago Review Press, $c [2016] 300 $a pages cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a A nobody -- Lotta B -- Diamond D -- Rocky start -- Calvin on board -- The Martha Washington -- Lead-up to the Kentucky Oaks -- And they're off! -- Kentucky Derby surprise -- Rachel is sold -- Calvin's decision -- The Preakness -- A dazzling display -- Rachel Fever -- Will she win the Woodward? -- Horse of the year -- Rachel retires. 520 $a Rejected by her mother and nursed by another mare, the little foal grew into a tall, skinny and scruffy filly with paltry muscles. But Rachel Alexandra grew up to become one of the most remarkable racehorses in history. Racing against bigger, stronger males, Rachel Alexandra thrived and went on to win the Preakness, the first filly to do so in 85 years, and the Woodward, a feat never before achieved by a filly. Aronson provide an emotional look at both the humans and horses who pour their hearts and souls into the world of Thoroughbred training and racing. 611 20 $a Preakness Stakes. 650 0 $a Rachel Alexandra (Race horse) $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Race horses $z United States $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Fillies $v Juvenile literature. 650 1 $a Rachel Alexandra (Race horse). 650 1 $a Race horses $z United States $v Biography. 650 1 $a Fillies. 941 $a 1 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20170412022542.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=02B03B3E144511E7A7875A7BDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search