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Wild Ride: The Rise and Tragic Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America’s Premier Racing Dynasty

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An award-winning creator chronicles the tragic story in the back of the downfall of horse racing’s crown jewel.

Founded in 1924 by Chicago mogul William Monroe Wright, Calumet Farm was once to the world of thoroughbred racing what the New York Yankees are to baseball — a sports dynasty. The stable bred such a lot of superstars that it became the usual by which all achievements were measured in the horse racing industry. But all the way through the 1980s, a web of financial schemes left Calumet destitute.

Wild Ride is Ann Hagedorn Auerbach’s investigation of the fast-track, multibillion-dollar thoroughbred industry and the fall of Calumet — the inside story of a debacle that extended further than someone could have imagined. Spanning four generations, this fast-paced saga brings to life a gallery of colorful characters from Calumet’s glittery past. Wild Ride shows the industry’s transformation from a clubby blue-blood society where a handshake closed a deal to a high-stakes business bulging with bankers and scandalous deal making. When the Bluegrass Bubble exploded, one of The us’s largest circle of relatives fortunes lay in ruins.

“A captivating tale with a cast of characters worthy of Dickens — or Runyon.” — Carl Desens, Business Week

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