A review by raehink
Three Strides Before the Wire: The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing by Elizabeth Mitchell

4.0

The dark side includes pedigree breeding, jockey lifestyles, horse injuries and gambling addictions. The beautiful is everything else. A good portion of this book tells the story of jockey Chris Antley and his three Crown races on Charismatic (the last ending the horse's career with two shattered leg bones). I enjoyed this a lot.