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- Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
- Number of Pages: 288
- ISBN: 0061464198
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112218520
- Release Date: April 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #372599 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #12803 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #335 in Sports - General (See Top 100 Sports - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak" by Edgar Prado to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak"Browse more products related to "Edgar Prado, John Eisenberg and John Eisenberg"Publisher's noteAn uplifting personal account about a renowned jockey's relationship with the nationally mourned former Triple Crown contender describes their first race together and the months they shared at the New Bolton Animal Hospital. Reprint. AnnotationA new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006: Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by six and a half lengths, the largest margin of victory in sixty years. Barbaro's impressive performance immediately stirred talk of a possible Triple Crown. But in the opening yards of the Preakness Stakes two weeks later, the horse suffered a catastrophic leg injury that ended his undefeated career and left him fighting for his life. Edgar Prado, a native of Peru and one of the world's top jockeys, rode Barbaro to glory and then stood beside him for months as the horse valiantly struggled to survive and millions of fans held their breath. Having ridden in more than twenty-five thousand races over the previous two decades, Prado thought he had been around too long to fall for any one horse, but Barbaro--intelligent, charismatic, and resourceful in sickness as well as in health--stole his heart. In "My Guy Barbaro," Prado recounts his own story, a tale of grit and dreams that moves from his impoverished childhood in Lima, Peru, to the winner's circles of the greatest racetracks in the world, and memorably chronicles his emotional time with Barbaro before, during, and after the horse's breakdown. Their bond was special and immeasurable. With Prado still reeling from a wrenching personal loss, Barbaro lifted his spirits by giving him "the ride of a lifetime" in the Derby. When the tables turned and the horse needed support two weeks later, Prado was there, going out of his way to make a succession of visits to the New Bolton Center, the animal hospital in Pennsylvania where Barbaro underwent more than two dozen surgeries and wasultimately put down. Barbaro made worldwide headlines for eight months, and now Prado's poignant, clear-eyed narrative takes us where no reader has gone before--onto Barbaro's back in the heat of a race and into the intensive care suite where Barbaro's life-and-death drama played itself out. "My Guy Barbaro" is a heartwarming, unforgettable story of a man and his love for a beautiful animal and an irreplaceable teammate. If You Enjoy "My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "My Guy Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak (Paperback)" by Edgar Prado (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Sports - General Bestsellers
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