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• Horse

  Brooks, Geraldine,

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  Told in three timelines between the Civil War south and the present, Horse is about the life and legacy of the record-breaking horse Lexington.

• Lexington

  the Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse

  Wickens, Kim,

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  The true history of Lexington, the horse featured in Geraldine Brook's novel, Horse.

• The Reivers

  a Reminiscence

  Faulkner, William, 1897-1962

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  Winner of the National Book Award, The Reivers is a big-hearted book about stealing cars, horse race gambling and knife fights while on the lam with an 11-year old boy. What more could you want?

• Seabiscuit

  An American Legend

  Hillenbrand, Laura

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  The true story of the champion racehorse who became the top money-winning racehorse in the 1930s.

• The First Kentucky Derby

  Thirteen Black Jockeys, One Shady Owner, and the Little Red Horse That Wasn't Supposed to Win

  Shrager, Mark, 1948-

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• Girls and Their Horses

  Brazier, Eliza Jane

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  A story of competitive mothers and their horse racing daughters turns deadly as the big summer horse show draws near.

• Kentucky Derby Dreams

  the Making of Thoroughbred Champions

  Nusser, Susan

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• D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet

  A Kentucy Derby Alphabet

  Wilbur, Helen L.

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  Share the fun with the little readers in your life!

• Bloodlines

  the True Story of a Drug Cartel, the FBI, and the Battle for a Horse-racing Dynasty

  Del Bosque, Melissa,

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  A riveting true story. When a rookie FBI agent receives a tip about the sale of a horse race, he sets out to uncover a massive money laundering scheme under the cover of US horse races that could take down the head of a major drug cartel.

• The Eighty-dollar Champion

  Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation

  Letts, Elizabeth

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• Secretariat

  Nack, William

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  The true story of 1973 triple crown winner, Secretariat.

• Lord of Misrule

  Gordon, Jaimy

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  Winner of the 2010 National Book Award, Lord of Misrule captures small-town horse racing where winning often feels like the only good luck in the lives of the characters.

• Under Orders

  Francis, Dick

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  From Dick Francis' series of stories about a horse jockey turned private detective.

• The Great Shark Hunt

  Strange Tales From a Strange Time

  Thompson, Hunter S.

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  Thompson's article, The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, is considered one of the founding articles of "gonzo journalism."