Synopses & Reviews
Examines several unsolved mysteries of the racing world-- murder...suicide...arson...fraud....Definitely some of horse racing's strangest, most fascinating tales.
Synopsis
Did jockey Ron Hansen leap off the Golden Gate Bridge, or did someone force him? Did arsonists set fire to Hawthorne Race Course after a betting scam went awry? Was the great stallion Shergar killed by the IRA, or is he living in anonymity somewhere in Ireland? The author, relying on published accounts, interviews with survivors, and his own investigations, examines these and other unsolved mysteries of the horse-racing world.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257) and index.
About the Author
McEvoy is a former newspaper reporter and college english professor. He served as Midwest editor and senior writer for Daily Racing Form.
Table of Contents
Phar Lap's last race -- Strange undercurrents -- Red McDaniel's sudden leap -- Woodward's smoking gun -- Scandalous image -- Hot at Hawthorne -- Shergar: into thin air -- What Joost knew -- Calamity at Calumet -- Ron Hansen: the joker -- Holy Bull: undone in the Derby -- Bluegrass conspiracies?