And They're Off!
My Years as the Voice of Thoroughbred Racing
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor Trade Publishing
Published:7th Jul '02
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Beloved for his thunderous, commanding voice and affable personality, Phil Georgeff, known as "The Voice of Chicago Racing," holds the world record for calling the most horse races—an astounding 96,131. During his fifty years in the sport, Georgeff brushed shoulders with every great jockey and saw just about every great horse, from 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation to 1973's Secretariat. Part memoir, part historical analysis, and part nostalgic remembrance, this book is the quintessential guide to the history of thoroughbred racing in the twentieth century.
Beautifully written . . . wonderfully nostalgic, and insightfully prophetic. -- Tom Carey, President, Hawthorne Race Course
Regardless of whether you agree with Georgeff on every point, you cannot deny that his stroll down memory lane makes for a good read. As on who lived through it all, he (Georgeff) poignantly captures an era now passed, "when all sports had soul and Thoroughbred racing was its beating heart." -- Mary Simon * Thoroughbred Times *
The Kelsos, the Citations, the Swapses, and the Nashuas, whose trainers weren't affraid to run them week after week and didn't duck competition: These are the stories Georgeff tells, and the stories worth remembering.
ISBN: 9780878332649
Dimensions: 233mm x 161mm x 21mm
Weight: 522g
288 pages