In Finished Lines: A Collection of Memorable Writing on ThoroughbredRacing, Frank R. Scatoni has compiled some of the best writing about the sport from thepast century. From stories of the backstretch to exploits on the track and everything inbetween, Finished Lines offers a comprehensive look at the world of racing and its colorfulcharacters. This collection includes William Faulkner's Sports Illustrated articleabout the 1955 Kentucky Derby showdown between Swaps and Nashua; Laura Hillenbrand'sre-creationof the legendary match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral; Jack Mann'sprofile of leading-trainer-turned-murderer Buddy Jacobson; Thomas McGuane's essayabout the birth of a foal; and William Nack's snapshot of Secretariat and hisscintillating Belmont Stakes performance. Selections from David Alexander, Ann Hagedorn Auerback, Pete Axthelm,Bill Barich, B.K. Beckwith, Andrew Beyer, Jim Bolus, Brendan Boyd, Jimmy Breslin, SteveCady, Peter Chew, Edward W. Cole, Jim Coleman, Steven Crist, Kim Isaac Eisler, JackEngelghard, Carol Flake, Dick Francis, Charles Hatton, Mike Helm, John Hervey, Joe Hirsch, KentHollingsworth, Jay Hovdey, A.J. Liebling, William Murray, Barney Nagler, Joe H. Palmer,Damon Runyon, Red Smith, Bill Surface, and Whitney Tower complete this unique collection.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Inconsistent, but quite nice anyway.:
Frank Scatoni, Finished Lines: A Collection of Memorable Writing on Thoroughbred Racing (DRF Press, 2002) The anthology is a curious beast. Someone culls thousands upon thousand of pages of writing that might possibly be included and selects what that person thinks is the best (or most appropriate) of that writing to include. And I can't offhand think of a single anthology where more than an handful of other people agreed with the editor that the writing chosen was, in fact, the best or most... more info
The best collection of columns on horse racing:
Simply terriffic book compiling columns from racing writers through the century. As a fan of the game it's a bit sad to see how the sport has lost significance as the century passed. Still, this was the best racing book I own. As much as I like "Seabiscuit", "Ruffian", and the "Secretariat" books, "Finished Lines" is my favorite because it keeps moving and covers so many great writers.
Did you like "Seabiscuit"? Know anybody who did?:
This book is a fabulous collection of writings about the world of horse racing--horses, jockeys, trainers, the works--by some of the best writers the sport and the world has ever seen. Count down to Derby Day 1955 with William Faulkner, revel in Damon Runyon's snappy verse about a jockey named Sande, and follow the great Andrew Beyer's misadventures at a bush track in Massachusetts. An excellent gift for racing fans or for fans of superior writing!
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