Baffert: Dirt Road to the Derby

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Summary: ordinary guy
Review: This book was enjoyable to read. I liked learning about the ordinarily extraordinary life and times of Bob Baffert. It's a book full of experiences and some tips to learn from.

Rating:
Summary: ordinary guy
Review: This book was enjoyable to read. I liked learning about the ordinarily extraordinary life and times of Bob Baffert. It's a book full of experiences and some tips to learn from.

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Summary: a must read for all horse racing fans
Review: This is an entertaining, informative and personal glimpse of a fine trainer and the world of horse racing. It is very current. Some of the horses mentioned are still racing and most of the people mentioned are still very active in the racing world. This makes the people involved in racing very real and human. The writing style is conversational and fast paced. I could not put the book down until I had finished it.

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Summary: a must read for all horse racing fans
Review: This is an entertaining, informative and personal glimpse of a fine trainer and the world of horse racing. It is very current. Some of the horses mentioned are still racing and most of the people mentioned are still very active in the racing world. This makes the people involved in racing very real and human. The writing style is conversational and fast paced. I could not put the book down until I had finished it.

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Summary: A funny book about an unlikely success story
Review: When you see people who are successful, you often wonder how they got to be that way. It's easy to assume most successful people got a lot of breaks because of family or "who they knew." This guy Bob Baffert became America's best horse trainer the same way Jerry Garcia became my favorite rock 'n roller, doing what he loves, having fun, and figuring out what it takes to make it. And when he "made it," Baffert didn't seem to change. Like he writes in the book, he's still a 45-year-old kid jusy doing what he enjoys. Ths book has some hilarious stories about his childhood and early days as a jockey that have never been told. If you like horse racing, I think you'll love "Baffert."