Cats To Kings: From Charlie Tiepner to D. Wayne Lukas - A Look at Racing in the Northwoods
Just as baseball tradition stretches far from the big league ballparks to a field of dreams flanking an Iowa cornfield so also can a treasure-trove of racing tradition be found in the small towns and farms nestled in the northwoods of neighboring Wisconsin.
Cats to Kings explores the numerous connections many northern Wisconsin communities have to the biggest racing venues across the U.S. Among them, the book explores the connections between the Fond du Lac County Fair and Tom Durkin, track announcer at the Breeders' Cup; and a little Arab-Welsh cross named Queenie to a trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, who has won 13 Triple Crown races; and the Green Bay Packers' legendary Vince Lombardi with New York racing.
Filled with fascinating stories of an area steeped in horse racing tradition, Cats to Kings informs and entertains not only horse racing fans but also history buffs.
Just as baseball tradition stretches far from the big league ballparks to a field of dreams flanking an Iowa cornfield so also can a treasure-trove of racing tradition be found in the small towns and farms nestled in the northwoods of neighboring Wisconsin.
Cats to Kings explores the numerous connections many northern Wisconsin communities have to the biggest racing venues across the U.S. Among them, the book explores the connections between the Fond du Lac County Fair and Tom Durkin, track announcer at the Breeders' Cup; and a little Arab-Welsh cross named Queenie to a trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, who has won 13 Triple Crown races; and the Green Bay Packers' legendary Vince Lombardi with New York racing.
Filled with fascinating stories of an area steeped in horse racing tradition, Cats to Kings informs and entertains not only horse racing fans but also history buffs.
Just as baseball tradition stretches far from the big league ballparks to a field of dreams flanking an Iowa cornfield so also can a treasure-trove of racing tradition be found in the small towns and farms nestled in the northwoods of neighboring Wisconsin.
Cats to Kings explores the numerous connections many northern Wisconsin communities have to the biggest racing venues across the U.S. Among them, the book explores the connections between the Fond du Lac County Fair and Tom Durkin, track announcer at the Breeders' Cup; and a little Arab-Welsh cross named Queenie to a trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, who has won 13 Triple Crown races; and the Green Bay Packers' legendary Vince Lombardi with New York racing.
Filled with fascinating stories of an area steeped in horse racing tradition, Cats to Kings informs and entertains not only horse racing fans but also history buffs.