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(January
28, 2002)
Words From The Wise -- Women in
Racing Tell It Like It Is
Eclipse
Press Inc., announces the publication of Women in Racing In Their Own
Words.
LEXINGTON KY (January 28, 2002) Women in Racing is a collection
of candid interviews with eighteen women who broke into the once predominately
male bastion of horse racing. Their honest and moving stories recount the
everyday challenges they overcame to pursue their dreams from jockey
room brawls to the hardships faced by a Mexican groom, who left behind her
one-month-old child to find work in the United States. Breeder Alice Chandler,
trainers Jenine Sahadi and Linda Rice, TV commentator Charlsie Cantey, and
former jockey Donna Barton are among the women featured. Their interviews
combine to form a compelling picture of racing behind the scenes.
Daily Racing Form senior columnist Joe Hirsch calls Women in Racing
“a gem.” Caton Bredar, racing analyst for Television Games Network, says,
“It took a lot of courage for the women to say the things they did.”
Women in Racing was written by the award-winning father-daughter duo of
John and Julia McEvoy.
Michele Terry, Eclipse Press, 859-276-6832
Published by Eclipse Press, September 2001
ISBN: 1-58150-067-X
Pages: 288, Bound Size: 6 x 9
Retail price: $19.95 Hardcover
“The McEvoy name is synonomous with good reads. This time John, with his
daughter Julia, present 17 page-turning tales of women in thoroughbred racing,
the sport that is heads and tails above other major leagues in female
participation.”
--Dave Surico, Chicago Tribune
“The McEvoys visit with fascinating women and come away with accounts
remarkable for candor and sensitivity…If you have any interest in racing you
will love this book.”
-- Joe Hirsch, Daily Racing Form
“A collection of enlightening and entertaining interviews...The
interviewees’ always-effective, often-eloquent remarks illuminate a world
they urge their audience to
revere.”
--L. Elisabeth Beattie, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
[Source: Eclipse
Press is a division of The Blood-Horse, Inc., publishers of The Blood-Horse;
The Horse; TBH MarketWatch; Keeneland magazine; Equine Images; the official
Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup souvenir magazines; and an array of books,
videos, CD-ROMs, and annual references]
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