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Barcode33333003388630
Circ StatusAvailable
LibraryBeaver
TitleDeath of a racehorse : an American story / Katie Bo Lillis.
AuthorLillis, Katie Bo, author.
Call No798.4 Lillis
CollectionNon-Fiction
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798.4 Lillis AvailableBeaverNon-Fiction   333330033886302025

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781668017012
International Standard Book Number 1668017016
Personal Name Lillis, Katie Bo, author.
Title Statement Death of a racehorse : an American story / Katie Bo Lillis.
Edition Statement First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Imprint ©2025.
Imprint New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Physical Description xxix, 351 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-351)
Formatted Contents Note Character list -- Prologue -- Part I: Call to post. The best at what you do -- Go West, young man -- The cowboy hat -- Derby fever -- Free from everymortal sin - including Butazolidin -- Iwas the poppies! -- Sudden death -- Social license to operate -- The racing business -- 'Eyes and gut' -- Part II: The backstretch. Stuart Janney's quest -- The cops -- 'Nobody goes to jail for an epogen positive' -- The backside -- Belonging -- The ghost of Alex Harthill -- Through the looking glass -- The raid -- Part III: The finish line. All heart -- The positive -- The Saturday Night Live' effect -- 21 picograms -- The bottom line -- Hate the game, not the player -- 'We're all just whores'? -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Notes.
Summary, Etc. Death of a Racehorse by Katie Bo Lillis investigates the dark undercurrents of modern horse racing through two major scandals, exposing a sport plagued by drug abuse, class tensions, and profit-driven neglect of animal welfare. With insider access, Lillis reveals how ambition, wealth, and flawed industry practices have pushed horses beyond their limits in a system prioritizing money over ethics.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Animal welfare.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Horse racing.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Doping in sports.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Race horses Wounds and injuries.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Dopage dans les sports.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Chevaux de course Lésions et blessures.