Wild Ride: The Rise and Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty

Wild Ride is Ann Hagedorn Auerbach's award-winning chronicle of the tragic story behind the downfall of horse...
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Author: Ann Hagedorn Auerbach
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Wild Ride: The Rise and Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty by Auerbach, Ann Hagedorn

Wild Ride: The Rise and Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty

¥6,837

Wild Ride: The Rise and Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty

¥6,837
Author: Ann Hagedorn Auerbach
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Wild Ride is Ann Hagedorn Auerbach's award-winning chronicle of the tragic story behind the downfall of horse racing's crown jewel.

Founded in 1924 by Chicago mogul William 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.

Auerbach's account is an investigation of the fast-track, multibillion-dollar 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 Calumet's 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.

"A fascinating tale with a cast of characters worthy of Dickens -- or Runyon." -- Carl Desens, BusinessWeek

Author: Ann Hagedorn Auerbach
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Published: 12/15/1995
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780805042429


Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 07/19/2001 pg. 4

About the Author
Ann Hagedorn Auerbach is a former Wall Street Journal reporter, and has also written for The San Jose Mercury News, The New York Daily News, and The Washington Post. She lives New York City.

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