Genuine Risk

Rating:
Summary: Nice Tribute to One of the Great Ladies of Racing
Review: This book is the 20th in the Thoroughbred Legends series and I have them all as I am a huge fan of the great racing stars of yesterday. The Genuine Risk book is the fourth about a filly in the series and tells a nice tight story about the her career including her victory in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, which made her the first filly in over 60 years to capture the Run for the Roses. It also details the controversy that developed in the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, when Genuine Risk apparently was forced wide by the eventual winner Codex. Codex was not disqualified and a huge controversy ensued that went before a judging board (the decision was allowed to stand). I had completely forgotten about that incident until I read the book.

The story also details Genuine Risk's heartbreaks in her attempts to be bred to some of the finest stallions around, including Secretariat, which was the first mating ever of Derby winners. Genuine Risk did not have a successful mating until over 10 years after her retirement from racing and eventually only had two foals altogher when she was pensioned a few years ago.

The Genuine Risk book is one of the shortest in the series because here career was not a long one, so there aren't too many races to discuss, but overall I thought the author did a nice job. I'd still like to see books on Kelso and Count Fleet come out in the series as these horses really made a name for themselves.

Rating:
Summary: Nice Tribute to One of the Great Ladies of Racing
Review: This book is the 20th in the Thoroughbred Legends series and I have them all as I am a huge fan of the great racing stars of yesterday. The Genuine Risk book is the fourth about a filly in the series and tells a nice tight story about the her career including her victory in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, which made her the first filly in over 60 years to capture the Run for the Roses. It also details the controversy that developed in the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, when Genuine Risk apparently was forced wide by the eventual winner Codex. Codex was not disqualified and a huge controversy ensued that went before a judging board (the decision was allowed to stand). I had completely forgotten about that incident until I read the book.

The story also details Genuine Risk's heartbreaks in her attempts to be bred to some of the finest stallions around, including Secretariat, which was the first mating ever of Derby winners. Genuine Risk did not have a successful mating until over 10 years after her retirement from racing and eventually only had two foals altogher when she was pensioned a few years ago.

The Genuine Risk book is one of the shortest in the series because here career was not a long one, so there aren't too many races to discuss, but overall I thought the author did a nice job. I'd still like to see books on Kelso and Count Fleet come out in the series as these horses really made a name for themselves.

Rating:
Summary: Recommended to all thoroughbred horse racing enthusiasts
Review: Written by experienced equestrian journalist Hallie McEvoy as part of the Eclipse Press "Thoroughbred Legends" series, Genuine Risk is the fascinating and informative story of an exceptional thoroughbred racehorse who became the second filly to win the Kentucky Derby. An inset section of black-and-white photographs enhance the narrative tale of an exceptional filly -- who interestingly enough did not produce any foals until she was 13 years old and who then gave birth to a colt named Genuine Reward. Genuine Risk is confidently recommended to the attention of all thoroughbred horse racing enthusiasts.