My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak

My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak - Paperback

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My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak

My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak - Paperback

by Edgar Prado , John Eisenberg
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by Edgar Prado (Author), John Eisenberg (Author)

A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006. Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by the largest margin of victory in sixty years, stirring talk of a possible Triple Crown. 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, Edgar Prado rode Barbaro to glory and then stood beside him for months as the horse valiantly struggled to survive. 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.

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A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006. Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by the largest margin of victory in sixty years, stirring talk of a possible Triple Crown. 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, Edgar Prado rode Barbaro to glory and then stood beside him for months as the horse valiantly struggled to survive. 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.

Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.59 x 8.1 x 5.36 IN
Publication Date: April 07, 2009
ISBN9780061464195
Author Edgar Prado , John Eisenberg
PublisherDey Street Books
GenreBiography and Sports
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About John Eisenberg

John Eisenberg is the author of eleven books, including Rocket Men, and a former sportswriter for the Baltimore Sun. He also has written for Sports Illustrated and Smithsonian Magazine. Eisenberg lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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