Six Weeks in Saratoga: How Three-Year-Old Filly Rachel Alexandra Beat the Boys and Became Horse of the Year

O'Meara, a freelance racing and sports writer, chronicles the six weeks leading up to Rachel Alexandra's win of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Eclipse Award for the 2009 Horse of the Year. In this descriptive narrative written for general readers and horse racing enthusiasts, the author offers an insider's view of the colorful, high-stakes world of horse racing, with a wealth of details on feeding, training, and horse health, and on the lives and machinations of jockeys, trainers, owners, media, and other racetrack characters. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)