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Chargement... My Year of the Racehorse: Falling in Love with the Sport of Kingspar Kevin Chong
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Biography & Autobiography.
Sports & Recreations.
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HTML:Kevin Chong has grand plans. He draws up a to-do list of major milestones that will give him the life he always wantedâ??and the life that will inspire awe and envy in his friends. Things like settling down and starting a family; learning a foreign language; getting a tattoo. But these grand plans go out the window when Chong makes an unconventional decision: he's going to buy a racehorse. Not the whole thingâ??he'll become partâ??owner of the horse. Just don't ask him which part. Thus Chong meets Blackie, the racehorse that will win his heart, even if she doesn't always win on the track. He meets Randi, the cantankerous and foul-mouthed horse trainer with a heart of gold. He meets an assorted array of characters who work, live and drink at the trackâ??and, one by one, the items on his to-do list are crossed out and replaced with horse-related ambitions. His goals are a bit more humble (cussing like a track worker replaces learning a foreign language), but his life has gained new meaning. The story is infused with the noise, excitement and faded glamour of the horse-racing world. It is strewn with fascinating tidbits about the history and tradit Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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