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Lawyer and dressage rider Wickens delivers a book that isn't just a story about a champion horse; it's also a historical examination of how some wealthy Americans bred fast horses in the 1850s and built and popularized racetracks across the country. Throughout, pages are devoted to the role that free and enslaved Black men played in training or riding champions. Lexington was a thoroughbred that won $56,600 ($1.5 mil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More