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Title: Secretariat
Author: William Nack
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-02-11
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 377 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest champion in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The only horse to ever grace the covers of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated in the same week, he also still holds the record for the fastest times in both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. He was also the only non-human chosen as one of ESPN's "50 Greatest Athletes of the Century". The tale of "Big Red" is an enduring and inspiring classic, more than 30 years after its initial publication.
Editorial Reviews:
Youve likely seen footage of Triple Crown champion Secretariats remarkable racing career, and Grover Gardner brings us even closer to the track in his narration of William Nacks enthralling investigation of the life and career of the champion thoroughbred first published in 1975. Gardners deep and robust voice heightens the intensity of those scenes when Secretariat bounds full throttle towards the finish line. Although aware of the outcome already, the suspense and excitement of the competition build all the same throughout this performance.
Following a record-shattering win at the Belmont Stakes in 1973, American thoroughbred racehorse Secretariat (fondly nicknamed Big Red by his fanbase) became the first Triple Crown winner in over a quarter-century. His performance has since been unmatched by any other competitor today. Secretariat charts the horses career from his calculated birth to his achieving the Triple Crown. Nack traces Secretariats lineage, studying his breeding and ownership by two families the Chenerys of Meadow Farm in Caroline County, Virginia, and the Hancocks of Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. These individuals involved in Secretariats victory make up a fascinating piece of his history and upbringing.
While horse lovers will thoroughly enjoy Secretariat, fans of investigative biographies and suspenseful narratives will devour Gardners rendition of this powerful athletes success story. The politics of the Triple Crown make for an intriguing sidebar to this story. Gardner plunges into Secretariats competitions with enthusiasm, and his smooth southern accent offers a pleasant reprieve from each pulse-pounding race. Secretariat triumphs in its depiction of horse racing and in moments of quiet investigation.
Critic Reviews:
"Secretariat is an elegantly crafted, exhilarating tale of speed and power, grace and greatness, told with such immediacy that the reader is lost in the rush of horses and the clatter and ring of the grandstand." (Laura Hillenbrand, best-selling author of Seabiscuit)
