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Death of a racehorse : an American story / by Lillis, Katie Bo,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-351).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 every mortal sin - including Butazolidin -- It was 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.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.
Subjects: Informational works.; Doping in sports.; Horse racing.; Race horses; Animal welfare.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Photo finish [large print] / by McEvoy, John,1936-2019.(CARDINAL)661366;
Jack Doyle accepts a new job as agent for a seventeen-year-old Irish jockey, but when someone starts doping the horses, Jack calls in some friends to help him unravel the mystery.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Large print books.; Doping in horse racing; Horse racing; Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A fine mess [videorecording] / by Danson, Ted,1947-(CARDINAL)195842; Edwards, Blake,1922-2010.; Mancini, Henry.; Mandel, Howie.; Margolin, Stuart.; Mulligan, Richard,1932-2000.; Columbia Pictures Industries.(CARDINAL)161442; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399;
Executive producer, Jonathan D. Krane ; producer, Tony Adams ; writer-director, Blake Edwards ; music, Henry Mancini.Ted Danson, Howie Mandel, Richard Mulligan, Stuart Margolin, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Edwards, Paul Sorvino.While making a movie at a racetrack, lady-crazed actor, con-artist and all-around bungler Spence Holden, stumbles on two goofball thugs Turnip and Binky doping a race horse. When the two hoods discover Spence's plan to obtain some quick loot, the chase is on.Rated PG.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Doping in horse racing; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion pictures;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A run at love [large print] / by Shiloh, Toni,author.(CARDINAL)863342;
"As a Black woman in a field with little diversity, Piper McKinney is determined to make her mark on the horse-racing world. Raised on a Thoroughbred farm in Kentucky, Piper's dream is for her horse to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby. With the help of her best friend and trainer, Tucker Hale, she gains national attention but must grapple with the complications that arise when a journalist delves into her past as a transracial adoptee. In an effort to win Piper's heart, Tucker formulates a plan to train Piper's horse to victory, hoping to prove himself to her, her parents, and his own self-doubts. Then a shocking scandal hits the media, implicating both Piper and her parents, and she and Tucker will have to survive the onslaught to find their way to the winner's circle -- and each other."--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Romance fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Kentucky Derby; African American women; Adoptees; Man-woman relationships; Doping in horse racing;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 24
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4 movie collection : the freshman ; Wholly Moses! ; Vice versa ; A fine mess. by Bergman, Andrew,Director(DLC)n 79121712 ; Brando, Marlon,Actor(DLC)n 50043314 ; Broderick, Matthew,1962-https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfCr9r48R3mhWy6hy7WDqActor(DLC)n 90694561 ; Kirby, Bruno,1949-2006,https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyWR6mCMRFbbkFJR8xYydActor(DLC)no 97044343 ; Miller, Penelope Ann,Actor(DLC)n 92003615 ; Moore, Dudley,1935-2002,https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhmFBXTb9Y437MrwWpMfqActor(DLC)n 82020538 ; Newman, Laraine,1952-https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpDTbxwd7mJpWT87tjpydActor(DLC)no2001075602; Coco, James,Actor(DLC)n 83175715 ; Sand, Paul,Actor(local)tlcaut1742851948850774035; Gilford, Jack,Actor(DLC)n 89643472 ; Weis, Gary,Director(DLC)n 81083665 ; Gilbert, Brian,Director(DLC)n 92092125 ; Reinhold, Judge,1957-https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrm8wgGtpXyMKpfGwmjmdActor(DLC)no 95030118 ; Savage, Fred,1976-https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhMgYwDHqY38Qp8xfp3wCActor(DLC)n 91047301 ; Kurtz, Swoosie,Actor(DLC)n 88034922 ; Danson, Ted,1947-https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcrhF6fm8Jg6D6pPjgdwCActor(DLC)n 88034817 ; Mulligan, Richard,1932-2000,https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYv3bwt87tdj4RhYj6KdActor(DLC)n 85199227 ; Margolin, Stuart,Actor(DLC)nr2003004277; Mandel, Howie,Actor(DLC)n 90717021 ; Edwards, Blake,1922-2010,https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcBXJVJH6mcCP8xXm8XBPDirector(DLC)n 80081875 ;
Freshman (103 min./Rated PG/1990) -- Wholly Moses! (104 mins./Rated PG/1980) -- Vice versa (99 mins./Rated PG/1988) -- A fine mess (90 mins./Rated PG/1986).Freshman : Director, Andrew Bergman.Wholly Moses! : Director, Gary Weis.Vice versa : Director, Brian Gilbert.Fine mess : Director, Blake Edwards.Freshman : Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Frank Whaley, Jon Polito, Paul Benedict, Richard Gant, Kenneth Welsh, Pamela Payton-Wright, B.D. Wong, Maximilian Schell.Wholly Moses! : Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Jack Gilford.Vice versa : Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Swoosie Kurtz.Fine mess : Ted Danson, Howie Mandel, Richard Mulligan, Stuart Margolin, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Edwards, Paul Sorvino.Freshman : A naive student freshly arrived in New York City accepts a delivery job involving a shady businessman and a large lizard, eventually running afoul of an eccentric chef and the FBI.Wholly Moses! : Harvey and Zoey, two tourists traveling through Israel, discover an ancient scroll describing the life of Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from Egyptian slavery, but Moses keeps blundering by and taking all the credit. Several other biblical stories, such as Lot and his wife, David and Goliath, and the miracles of Jesus, are also parodied in this story of the life of a man trying to follow the path to God, but somehow always seeming to lose his way.Vice versa : Under the influence of an ill-gotten magical artifact, the minds of a workaholic father and his 11-year-old son switch bodies. Now a preteen boy is up against backstabbing co-workers and a blossoming love affair while a grown man is forced to contend with grade school bullies and homework.Fine mess : While making a movie at a racetrack, lady-crazed actor, con-artist and all-around bungler Spence Holden, stumbles on two goofball thugs Turnip and Binky doping a race horse. When the two hoods discover Spence's plan to obtain some quick loot, the chase is on.DVD.
Subjects: Drama.; Films comiques.; Comedy films.; Fathers and sons; Magic; Role reversal; Motion pictures; Doping in horse racing; Doping in horse racing.; Motion pictures; Role reversal.; Fathers and sons; Magic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Venom / by Tate, Nikki,1962-(CARDINAL)353367;
HL680LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Novels.; Doping in horse racing; Horses; Chevaux; Dopage dans les courses de chevaux;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sports in America.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Sports;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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