Laffit: Anatomy of a Winner

ISBN-10: 0615238211
ISBN-13: 9780615238210
Category: Jockeys
Pages: 350
Language: English
Published: 2009-05
Author: Madelyn Cain

Description

With unflinching candor, Cain reveals jockey Laffit Pincay's greatest triumphs and fiercest struggles: the famed races, the unrivaled self-discipline, the relentless drive, the cheating, the betrayals, and the violence.

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