{"product_id":"9781461661771","title":"Citation: In a Class by Himself","description":"When Citation (1945-1970) retired in mid-1951, he was horseracing's first and, to that point, only millionaire racehorse. Following his 1948 triumphs at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont in 1948, it would be twenty-five years before another horse (Secreteriat) would again wear the coveted Triple Crown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitation\u003c\/i\u003e, by legendary announcer and longtime horseracing insider Phil Georgeff, reveals all about the thoroughbred, his remarkable career, and those in his inner circle. Georgeff delves into Citation's unusual bloodline; the death of his original rider, Al Snider, swept out to sea while fishing off the Florida keys; Citation's stunning 1948 Triple Crown victory; and the ultimate effects of the horse's excessive, aggressive schedule (racing on little rest after traveling cross-country in sweltering vans and railroad boxcars).\u003cbr\u003eBased on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred, including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro and renowned son-and-father trainers Ben A. and Jimmy Jones; \u003ci\u003eCitation\u003c\/i\u003e is more than merely the biography of a gifted horse. It the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing, a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his career and whose spirit continue to captivate the American public.","brand":"Taylor Trade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155552583920,"sku":"9781461661771","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461661771_p0.jpg?v=1769889777","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461661771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}