The Kentucky Derby - Hardcover

Bill Doolittle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0989710459 ISBN 13: 9780989710459

Publisher: Carpe Diem Books & Shircliff Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

What is it about the Run for the Roses that so captures our imagination, tugs at our heartstrings, and makes us want to be in Kentucky on the first Saturday in May? It begins in the stables during the days leading up to the Derby and ends with the climax of the race itself the greatest two minutes in sports. The Derby has everything. It s colorful, sporty, and fun. It s about rivalries and romance, heroes and history, memorable moments and more in what is the longest continually run annual sporting event in America. Written by Louisville sportswriter Bill Doolittle, and beautifully illustrated, The Kentucky Derby Derby Fever, Derby Day and The Run for the Roses celebrates the rich tradition of bluegrass horse farms and land of My Old Kentucky Home, the building excitement of fun-filled days leading up to the euphoric Derby Day and the greatest horse race in the world.

The Kentucky Derby book features Digimarc DiscoverTM technology (digital watermarking) for today s rapidly expanding, tech-savvy audience. By incorporating Digimarc s digital watermarks into the book, we bring race fans closer to a live action, virtual, first-person experience. It links the reader to thrilling race videos and fascinating archives of the people who make Derby history.

Bringing print to life by linking the book s content to the web and impactful outside resources extends the book s editorial and marketing capabilities, and allows readers to go much deeper into Derby-related topics in which they are most interested. This new Kentucky Derby book provides a world of information never before experienced in previous Derby books.

About this title

About the Author:

Bill Doolittle enjoys a long association with the Kentucky Derby. He served as writer/historian for the exhibit design team that created the Kentucky Derby Museum, did a stint as the on-track TV handicapper at Churchill Downs and has covered decades of Derbies for such publications as Louisville Magazine and LEO Weekly. Doolittle is the author of the best-selling The Kentucky Derby; Run for the Roses and The How to Be a Better Bettor Book.

Review:

Capturing the Kentucky Derby in all its equine glory BY JO ANNE TRIPLETT The Kentucky Derby: Derby Fever, Derby Day, and the Run for the Roses by Bill Doolittle (Carpe Diem Books and Shircliff Publishing; 175 pgs., $50) Much has been written about the Kentucky Derby. After all, Louisvillians have come to substitute the word Derby for spring, as if it is a season on the calendar. That gives us months to discuss a horse race that lasts two minutes. So why should we pay attention to yet another book on the subject? The answer is: for the photography. The Kentucky Derby: Derby Fever, Derby Day, and the Run for the Roses by LEO Weekly s Bill Doolittle is a book full of images by some of the best photographers in the business. Yes, there are many smart words about foals, fashion and food, but this is first and foremost an art book. He planned this book from the beginning to showcase the photography. Some people think real books don t have pictures, but I love to write with illustration, Doolittle said. And nothing comes alive with photography like the Kentucky Derby. The Derby s my subject, and I begin with the idea I m going to grab the best photographers and their most absorbing images, and blend that with words to tell a great big story. For this book I think we have a little different idea about the photography of the Kentucky Derby maybe a little more interested in the art of it than just the journalism. The featured photographers are James Archambeault, Michael Brohm, Skip Dickstein, Dan Dry, Andrew Hancock, Barbara Livingston, Gail Kamenish and John Nation. --Leo Weekly

Put your money on the Kentucky Derby gray? Kirby Adams Horse racing expert and author Bill Doolittle tells The Buzz that eight gray horses have won the Kentucky Derby since Decidedly in 1962. The most recent gray Derby winner - Giacomo 2005. At least five gray horses will be in the Derby field this year. By far the most ever, said Doolittle, who will discuss this year s field and his new book, The Kentucky Derby: Derby Fever, Derby Day and the Run for the Roses, ($50, Shircliff Publishing and Carpe Diem Books) at a few pre-Derby events this week. Doolittle s colorful book features 150 new and archival photographs, plus 51,000 of Doolittle s best words about the world s most famous horse race and a few more from author Billy Reed, Jay Hovdey, of the Daily Racing Form and Joe Drape, of the New York Times and more. The Kentucky Derby features Digimarc Discover technology, which links readers via smartphone to 23 special videos from newsreel footage of the famous 1933 Fighting Finish to features on such Derby heroes as Secretariat, Barbaro, Bill Shoemaker, Pat Day and Calvin Borel s wild ride aboard 2009 longshot Mine That Bird. --Courier-Journal

Elegant New Kentucky Derby Book is Out of the Gate New Digimarc DiscoverTM Technology Brings The Kentucky Derby: Derby Fever, Derby Day, and the Run for the Roses® Alive with Instant Access to Historic Films and Archives

Co-publishers Shircliff Publishing and Carpe Diem Books unveiled their new book, The Kentucky Derby: Derby Fever, Derby Day, and the Run for the Roses, at a launch event as part of the run up to the greatest two minutes in sports, the 142nd Kentucky Derby. Penned by local sportswriter and noted Kentucky Derby historian Bill Doolittle, the book is a tribute that traces the prestigious annual race from its start in 1875 to last year s Triple Crown winning performances by American Pharoah. The coffee table quality tome features nearly 200 pages of the history and the heroism of the great race.

Informative and entertaining essays are accompanied by 175 color and vintage photographs that share the people, places and spectacular events that make up this incredible piece of international history. To make its contents even more vivid and interactive, the book features Digimarc DiscoverTM. This state-of-the-art digital technology incorporates digital watermarks that through an app link directly to thrilling race videos and fascinating archives, providing the reader with a live-action, virtual, first person experience. Laffit Pincay Jr. and his son, Laffit Pincay III, have teamed up to share a warm and welcoming foreword to the book. Celebrated jockey Pincay Jr. won his Kentucky Derby aboard Swale. Pincay III brings his experience and insights to viewers every year as part of NBC s Kentucky Derby broadcast team. An incredible collection of award-winning and nationally recognized photographers contributed to the book, including James Archambeault, Michael Brohm, Skip Dickstein, Dan Dry, Andrew Hancock, Gail Kamenish, Barbara Livingston, John Nation, Ted Tarquinio and Chris Witzke. Additional content was provided by Daily Racing Form columnist Jay Hovedy, sports author Billy Reed and entertainment/style writer Kirby Adams. Hardbound with a smythe sewn binding and a foil stamped, embossed cover, the book is available at select area bookstores, gift shops and online. The Kentucky Derby: Derby Fever, Derby Day, and the Run for the Roses is a licensee of Churchill Downs. --The Lake News

About this edition

• Publisher: Carpe Diem Books & Shircliff Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0989710459
• ISBN 13: 9780989710459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Kane Webb
• Illustrator: James Archambeault, Michael Brohm, Skip Dickstein, Dan Dry, Andrew Hancock, Barbara Livingston, Gail Kamenish, John Nation