Best There Ever Was Dan Patch and the Dawn of the American Century

Name: Best There Ever Was Dan Patch and the Dawn of the American Century
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ISBN: 9781616085858

ISBN-10: 1616085851

ISBN-13: 9781616085858

Edition: 2012

Authors: Sharon B. Smith

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His winning percentage was well above Jordan’s shooting average or Woods’s domination of golf tournaments. And he sold products and drew spectators like no one had ever done. He was hands-down the most famous athlete in America’s most popular spectator sport, and exactly one hundred years ago you would have been hard pressed to find anybody in the country who didn’t know his name. He was Dan Patch, and he was a racehorse.At the turn of the last century, harness racing drew larger crowds and offered bigger paychecks than any other sport. Its stars were household names, and Dan Patch was both the most celebrated and the richest. As successful as he was on the track, Dan Patch was also…

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List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Sharon B. Smith is an award-winning reporter/anchor of televisedhorse racing on ESPN, NBC, and SportsChannel Los Angeles,as well as the author of five books on horses and racing. Sheis a graduate of Northwestern University and attended journalismschool at the University of Texas. Smith lives in Milford, Connecticut.