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The Most Glorious Crown
The Most Glorious Crown

The Most Glorious Crown

The Story of America's Triple Crown Thoroughbreds from Sir Barton to Affirmed
By Marvin Drager

SPORTS & RECREATION

304 Pages, 9 x 10

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $19.95 (US $19.95) (CA $21.95)

ISBN 9781600782084

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Mar 2009)

Price: $19.95
 
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The definitive work on this rare coronation, this book delves into the history, personalities, and subplots of each of the 11 Triple Crown champions. From Sir Barton in 1919 through Affirmed in 1978, each Triple Crown winner has exhibited a true personality and charisma befitting of super stardom and renowned author Marvin Drager's prose brings to life these 11 remarkable stories. The Most Glorious Crown is a unique and fascinating inspection of each champion, their jockeys, owners, and trainers, as well as a riveting account of each race and the events leading up to each historic event. This magnificent oversized book includes more than 150 archival, authentic black-and-white photographs of each thoroughbred throughout different stages of its career. It also includes actual racing forms from each race for the Triple Crown.

Author Biography

Marvin Drager
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Marvin Drager runs a successful public relations firm in New York City and was previously a photo editor for the Associated Press and a reporter for the New York Post. He has also contributed articles to major national magazines.

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The Most Glorious Crown:

The Story of America's Triple Crown

Thoroughbreds from Sir Barton to Affirmed

by Marvin Drager


Three races, a single victor. It sounds simple, but America's Triple Crown is a feat only eleven horses have achieved since 1875. It's one of the most celebrated accomplishments in sports, yet one of the least attainable.

 

The Most Glorious Crown: The Story of America's Triple Crown Thoroughbreds from Sir Barton to Affirmed by Marvin Drager (along with a full-length 100-minute DVD on the history of horse racing), delves into the history of each Triple Crown Champion, their jockeys, owners, trainers and specific accounts of each race leading up to their Triple Crown win.

 

The horses listed below each won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes their respective year to become part of the elite group of Triple Crown winners:

 

Ø Sir Barton 1919

Ø Gallant Fox 1930

Ø Omaha 1935

Ø War Admiral 1937

Ø Whirlway 1941

Ø Count Fleet 1943

Ø Assault 1946

Ø Citation 1948

Ø Secretariat 1973

Ø Seattle Slew 1977

Ø Affirmed 1978


This updated version of The Most Glorious Crown includes the actual racing forms from each race of each quest for the Triple Crown. An entire chapter is devoted to each winner which chronicles their journey to victory and provides insight into the specific details of what it takes to win while also revealing the reasons why so few have had the good fortune of this rare honor.


Readers can relive the recent near-misses of fan favorites Funny Cide and Smarty Jones and the heartbreak that continually surrounds this sport. Despite the adversity, The Most Glorious Crown reminds fans why they continue to come back year after year in hopes that their favorite horse will bask in the glory and become part of this exclusive group that will be remembered for years to come.


About the Author

Marvin Drager runs a successful public relations firm in New York City and was previously a photo editor for the Associated Press and a reporter for the New York Post. He has also contributed articles to major national magazines. A native New Yorker who resides in midtown Manhattan, he graduated from St. John's university and received his master's degree from Columbia University.

 

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CONTACT: Josh Williams, Triumph Books, 312.252.1261, j.williams@triumphbooks.com