My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061464198 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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M said You've GOT to read this book!. I thought I knew the whole story of Barbaro's short life. I had read every book, watched every news story, and seen every posting online. I ordered this book in August. over 7 months before it was released, based on a letter I heard read from Edgar Prado at a Delaware Park function. It was extremely articulate and full of emotion. By. beckyt said This book definitely belongs in the winner's circle!. As a big horse racing fan I knew this book would be the perfect gift to myself. I have read it a couple times. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves this sport as much as I do. I have had the awesome opportunity to meet Edgar a couple times at Delaware Park and he did a wonderful job with this story. He shared so much detail not . R. L. Herskowitz said My Guy Barabaro. This book tells the true story of a great race horse, the friendship of the jockey & horse, as well as the unselfish love of family. It is sad, yet wonderful. Well worth the read and a good book for your library.
(Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. His journey from a one-room house in Lima, Peru—which he shared with his parents and 10 brothers and sisters—to a place at the top of his profession is fascinating in its own right. From Publishers Weekly In a straightforward narration, Prado (with journalist Eisenberg) relates the brief, poignant story of Barbaro's rise and fall. Out of necessity, jockeys try not to get attached to particular horses, but the loss of his mother just before the Kentucky Derby made Prado particularly sensitive to Barbaro's plight. His struggle for survival was avidly covered by the media and made the horse a national hero.
A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006. My Guy Barbaro is the true story of the dream that carried Prado from an impoverished childhood in Lima, Peru, to the winner's circles of the world's greatest racetracks—and is the heartwarming account of his love for a beautiful, talented, irreplaceable teammate.. But in the opening yards of the Preakness Stakes two weeks later, the magnificent animal suffered a catastrophic leg injury that ended his un-defeated career and left him fighting for his life.One of the world's top jockeys, Ed