Wild Ride

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WILD RIDE
"With relentless skill, Auerbach traces the tragic story of the fall of a racing giant and the dispersal of a dynastic fortune. It is a tale almost beyond belief." —Lucinda Fleeson, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Straight out of the worlds of Dallas and Jackie Collins. Intrigue. Suspense. Greed."
—Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe
Founded in 1924 by Chicago mogul WiUiam Monroe Wright, Calumet Farm was to the world of thoroughbred racing what the New York Yankees are to baseball—a sports dynasty. The stable bred so many superstars that it became the standard by which all achievements were measured in the horse racing industry. But during the 1980s, a web of financial schemes left Calumet destitute.
Wild Ride is Ann Hagedorn Auerbach's investigation of the fast-track, multibiUion-doUar thoroughbred industry and the fall of Calumet—the inside story of a debacle that extended further than anyone could have imagined. Spanning four generations, this fast-paced saga brings to... Tovább

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WILD RIDE
"With relentless skill, Auerbach traces the tragic story of the fall of a racing giant and the dispersal of a dynastic fortune. It is a tale almost beyond belief." —Lucinda Fleeson, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Straight out of the worlds of Dallas and Jackie Collins. Intrigue. Suspense. Greed."
—Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe
Founded in 1924 by Chicago mogul WiUiam Monroe Wright, Calumet Farm was to the world of thoroughbred racing what the New York Yankees are to baseball—a sports dynasty. The stable bred so many superstars that it became the standard by which all achievements were measured in the horse racing industry. But during the 1980s, a web of financial schemes left Calumet destitute.
Wild Ride is Ann Hagedorn Auerbach's investigation of the fast-track, multibiUion-doUar thoroughbred industry and the fall of Calumet—the inside story of a debacle that extended further than anyone could have imagined. Spanning four generations, this fast-paced saga brings to life a gallery of colorful characters from Calumets glittery past. Wild Ride shows the industry's transformation from a clubby blue-blood society where a handshake closed a deal to a high-stakes business bulging with bankers and scandalous deal making. When the Bluegrass Bubble exploded, one of America's largest family fortunes lay in ruins.
Award-winning writer Ann Hagedorn Auerbach- spent seven years at the Wall Street Journal and was most recently a special assignments editor for the New York Daily News. She has updated this paperback edition with a new afterword that includes starthng events and court testimony that occurred after the book's original publication.
"A dramatic story [told] exceptionally well. Race fans wiU love the book, but so will anyone interested in recent cultural history, for Wild Ride is as much about 1980s greed as it is about horses."
—Chris Goodrich, Los Angeles Times "A fascinating tale with a cast of characters worthy of Dickens—or Runyon."
—Carl Desens, Business Week
"Sets the standard for investigative journalism in the sport of horse racing."
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune
"This book blew me away. Behind the white fences and green pastures of a landmark institution, Ann Hagedorn Auerbach has found a tale of intrigue, corruption, and family strife worthy of a novehst."
—Thomas Petzinger Jr., author of Oil & Honor: The Texaco-Pennzoil Wars "From the gripping opening chapter to the HoUywood-hke ending. Wild Ride reads almost hke fiction."
—Jacquehne Duke, The Lexington Herald-Leader

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