Born to be Wild

With the Bellmont Stakes quickly approaching, the spotlight's on horse racing. Enjoy the wild rides, the nail-biting finishes, and people who make it all happen...

Funny Cide : How a Trainer, a Jockey, and a Bunch of High School Buddies Took On the Sheiks and Bluebloods... and Won by The Funny Cide Team with Sally Jenkins
Crammed with colorful characters and blue-collar heroes, this is an gripping true account of the racing life with Funny Cide, the three-year-old gelding at the center of it. Owned by ten working-class men, the horse inspires a nation by knocking off the champions and their multimillionaire owners and sweeping to the brink of the Triple Crown.

The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse by Lawrence Scanlan
This facinating tribute takes a journey to a corner of the racing world rarely visited highlighting Eddie "Shorty" Sweat, groom, loyal friend, and protector to Secretariat, winner of the 1973 Triple Crown.

Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hittenbrand
In the sultry summer of 1936, Charles Howard, a former bicycle repairman, bought Seabiscuit at a bargain-basement price and entrusted him to a failed prizefighter and an enigmatic mustang breaker. Against all odds, these three men discovered a dormant talent in the little horse and produced an unlikely champion that captivated the world.