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

Ann Hagedorn Auerbach

ISBN 10: 0805042423 / ISBN 13: 9780805042429

Published by Holt Paperbacks, 1995

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # CIN0805042423G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wild Ride: The Rise and Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805042423
• ISBN 13: 9780805042429
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

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 is the award-winning author of Wild Ride: The Rise and Tragic Fall of Calumet Farm, Inc., which was a regional bestseller and launched a government investigation. She lives New York City.