25th triple crown anniversary edition of
Secretariat by Raymond
G. Woolfe the book on the life and career of Secretariat, America's
greatest race horse of the century. 212 pages of fully illustrated
text including 32 pages in full color.
Exclusive: copies of all daily racing form copyrighted charts of
Secretariat's races.
His complete training diary throughout Secretariat's racing career.
Secretariat's bloodlines (his family tree).
Summary of racing careers of secretariat's best offspring & listing of
all their stakes wins
A glossary of race track terms & jargon
Raymond G. "Raymie" Woolfe, Jr. is a lifelong horseman. Son of a
leading trainer he turned professional at 16, has been a professional
steeplechase jockey, licensed trainer, manager of horse farms and
designer of race courses and throuroughbred training facilities. He
still holds the record as the youngest professional steeplechase rider
licensed and youngest to win at a major U.S. track.
An alumnus of the University of Virginia and the University of South
Carolina School of Journalism, a Marine veteran and long-time career
photo-journalist, including 11 years chief of photography for Daily
Racing Form, columnist and commentator for other publications and
broadcast media, and author of STEEPLECHASING, Mr. Woolfe lives on his
"Hawk's Nest Farm" near Charlottesville, Virginia.
Mr. Woolfe literally lived day by day the career of Secretariat on a
first hand, hands-on basis from the beginning. He was there at 6
a.m. on the training mornings, with cameras and notebook for
observations. He was there for Secretariat's races and there for all
the pre-race hype that accompanied the great horse's career once
recognition of his significance dawned on the minds of the public and
the press at large. He met with Penny Chenery and Lucien Laurin to
propose and agree upon a book about the great horse even before
Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby. Mr. Woolfe was there at the
beginning, before all the glory happened and the flags flew. Riva
Ridge, Secretariat's grand, gutsy stablemate, 1972 KY Derby and
Belmont Stakes winner, was a big part of the reason. Having covered
Riva Ridge in depth for Daily Racing Form, Mr. Woolfe had already been
a frequent presence at the Lucien Laurin stable. In addition,
Mr. Woolfe's father and Lucien Laurin, both respected trainers, were
friends...So, as the racetrack term goes, Raymie Woolfe had a leg up
on the rest of the world on what was to be a racing legend.
Secretariat was written by Mr. Woolfe to suit two kinds of
reader: one the knowledgeable racing fan and horseman, and the other:
the average lover of horses who might know little or nothing of racing
and racing terms in themselves but who yearns to learn. This fine
line seems to have been achieved in view of the broad, positive
reception of Mr. Woolfe's book as a modern classic about horses and
racing, a "Black Beauty" for thoroughbred horse racing.
The current 25th Triple Crown Anniversary Edition in quality paper
back is the same coffee table size as the collectors' edition and has
in it the entire content of that edition. At a suggested retail price
of about $30, the current edition is an exceptional buy for any lover
of racing and sporting books.
