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No Thoroughbred race in the state of Kentucky holds a more hallowed place in the national and international consciousness than the Kentucky Derby. Its fame is richly deserved, yet there are other equally important and historic races whose significance deserves a larger share of the spotlight—none more so than the Derby's sister race, the Kentucky Oaks. Inaugurated on May 19, 1875—just two days after the first Kentucky Derby—and run annually at Churchill Downs since then, the Kentucky Oaks is America's most prestigious race for three-year-old fillies and the second-oldest continuously run horse race in North America. Always cherished by horsemen as a test for the future mothers of the Thoroughbred, the Oaks has in recent years become a major charity and fashion gala in addition to its significance as a sporting event. Yet, although multiple books have been published about the Kentucky Derby, popular and academic historians alike have largely overlooked the Oaks. In The Kentucky Oaks: 150 Years of Running for the Lilies, author Avalyn Hunter sets out to recover the history of one of the most watched and highly attended events in Thoroughbred racing. Beginning with Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr.'s creation of a race designed to parallel England's historic Oaks Stakes, Hunter traces the evolution of the Kentucky Oaks through the stories of the men, women, and fillies that have made the Kentucky Oaks a symbol for women's growing participation in the sport at all levels.

Table of Contents:
Introduction An Oak with English Roots A Tennessee Lady Anything but Modest Tragedy, Turmoil, and Trickery Black and White The Great "Brown Dick" The McDowell Years Turning Tides A Warrior Princess March of The Amazons The Queen of the Oaks Some Mares of Influence A Sunflower in Kentucky Red Tide Rising Absolutely Delightful Ahoy, Cain Hoy He Did It His Way Along Comes Mary A Season in the Sun A Girl Named Susan The Ruffian Effect Five Crowns for Calumet A Tale of Two Fillies Passing the Baton Fragile Wings Hammer Time Highs and Lows The Brazilian Connection Hello, Marylou Riches to Riches Alexandra the Great Think Pink Rosie Believed She Could Like Fine Wine The More Things Change Acknowledegments Index

About the Author :

Avalyn Hunter is a nationally recognized authority on Thoroughbred pedigrees and racing history whose work has appeared in the Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, Owner-Breeder International, MarketWatch, New York Breeder, and Louisiana Horse. She is the author of Dream Derby: The Myth and Legend of Black Gold, American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002, The Kingmaker: How Northern Dancer Founded a Racing Dynasty, and Gold Rush: How Mr. Prospector Became Racing's Billion-Dollar Sire.



Review :

The Kentucky Oaks has reached an importance that rivals the Kentucky Derby, yet no books about the Oaks exist until now. The first of its kind, Avalyn Hunter's book covers the Kentucky Oaks' 150-year history, from its origins through its most recent winners, and shares the pivotal moments in the race's evolution from a regional event to a national fixture. Hunter revisits the race's long history in a way that no one else has attempted.

--Jennifer S. Kelly, author of The Foxes of Belair: Gallant Fox, Omaha, and the Quest for the Triple Crown


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781985900332
  • Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
  • Publisher Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Sub Title: 150 Years of Running for the Lilies
  • ISBN-10: 1985900335
  • Publisher Date: 10 May 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 152 mm


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