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Dancer's Image: The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby

By Milton C. Toby

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2011
ISBN
9781614231813, 9781609490959, 2011004504
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1109605 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-03-11 21:39:33
History; Sports & Recreations; Nonfiction; HIS0360

Description

On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs to win the ninety-fourth Kentucky Derby. Yet the jubilation ended three days later for the owner, the jockey and the trainers who propelled the celebrated thoroughbred to victory. Amid a firestorm of controversy, Dancer's Image was disqualified after blood tests revealed the presence of a widely used anti-inflammatory drug with a dubious legal status. Over forty years later, questions still linger over the origins of the substance and the turmoil it created. Veteran turfwriter and noted equine law expert Milt Toby gives the first in-depth look at the only disqualification in Derby history and how the Run for the Roses was changed forever.

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