One evening late in his life, veteran sportswriter Mike Sullivanwas asked by his son what he remembered best from his three decades in thepress box.
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One evening late in his life, veteran sportswriter Mike Sullivanwas asked by his son what he remembered best from his three decades in thepress box. The answer came as a surprise. ‘I was at Secretariat’s Derby,in ’73. That was . just beauty, you know?’
John Jeremiah Sullivan didn’t know, not really, but he spent twoyears finding out, journeying from prehistoric caves to the Kentucky Derby. The result is Blood Horses, a wise, humorous and often beautiful memoir exploring the relationship between man and horse and the relationship between a sportswriter’s son and his late father.
