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Cajun Racing: From the Bush Tracks to the Triple Crown | 
 enlarge | Author: Ed Mcnamara
Publisher: DRF Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 467448
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 1932910778
Dewey Decimal Number: 798
EAN: 9781932910773
ASIN: 1932910778
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Product Description
Cajun Racing: From the Bush Tracks to the Triple Crown, longtime turf writer Ed McNamara tells the story of a remarkably resilient people with a passion for racing and an unmatched touch with quarter horses and Thoroughbreds. In Cajun country, there's a lot of character and a lot of characters, as superstar jockey Kent Desormeaux likes to say. You'll meet trainer Pierre LeBlanc, a wheeler-dealer who ran an illegal casino and won one of his best horses, Palomino Joe, in a card game. You'll meet his son Pete LeBlanc, who bought jockey Robby Albarado his first horse and saddle and taught him how to ride. You'll meet other great families of Cajun racing: the Romeros, the Desormeaux, the Borels, the Bernises, the Delahoussayes and the Delhommes.
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A good read September 8, 2008
The author interviewed many of racing's top trainers, jockeys, and breeders, who just happen to be from southern Louisiana. The stories are entertaining and reveal a truly magical culture. Although many of the people written about in the book are far from perfect - they are all colorful and authentic.
All in all, Cajun Racing is a fun, fast read that was thoroughly enjoyable.
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