{"product_id":"virginia-horse-racing-virginia-c-johnson-9781596294394","title":"Virginia Horse Racing: Triumphs of the Turf","description":"Virginia, mother of presidents, is also the mother of American horse racing. From the very beginning, Virginians have risked it all on the track as eagerly as on the battlefield. Follow the bloodlines of three foundation sires of the American Thoroughbred through generations of rollicking races and larger-than-life grandees wagering kingly stakes, sometimes on horses not yet born. How did the horse nicknamed Damn His Eyes get protection money from other horse owners? What did it mean to \"tap the claret\" to break a neck-and-neck tie? Why was Confederate cavalry so much better than Union--was it the riders, or was it the mounts? All these and many more stories of horsemanship on and off the track fill the pages of Virginia Horse Racing: Triumphs of the Turf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia C. Johnson, Barbara Crookshanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596294396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596294394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Virginia C. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938542616831,"sku":"9781596294394","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_96ff711e-bbea-46aa-b413-b0e9a9a1bd12.jpg?v=1681436303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/virginia-horse-racing-virginia-c-johnson-9781596294394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}