Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky - Softcover

Ockerman Jr, Foster

 
9781467138949: Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1467138940 ISBN 13: 9781467138949
Verlag: HISTORY PR, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

Untold tidbits of equine history is revealed by historian and seventh generation Kentuckian Foster Ockerman Jr.


Horse racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous. The equine industry in the state dates as far back as the eighteenth century, and some of that history remains untold. The Seventeenth Earl of Derby made the trip from England to Louisville for the famed Kentucky Derby. Many famous African American jockeys grew up in the area but fled to Europe during the Jim Crow era. Gambling on races is a popular pastime, but betting in the early days caused significant changes in the sport. Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky details the rich and the lesser-known history at the tracks in the Bluegrass State.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Foster Ockerman Jr. is a Lexington, Kentuckty native and seventh-generation Kentuckian. He is a practicing attorney, as well as a historian and the author of five histories, including the most recent history of Lexington. His law practice over the past forty years has covered business, real estate, nonprofit organizations, healthcare and equine law. In addition, he is president and chief historian for the Lexington History Museum Inc.

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Verlag
HISTORY PR
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1467138940
ISBN 13 
9781467138949
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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