The Longest Shot: Lil E Tee and the Kentucky Derby

It shouldn?t have happened; 1992 was supposed to have been Arazi?s year. But the horse heralded as "the next Secretariat" finished eighth. Lil E. Tee, the 17-to-1 long shot with a dime-store pedigree, stunned the world by winning the 118th running of the Kentucky Derby. The Longest Shot tells the amazing story of the most unlikely thoroughbred champion since Seabiscuit. more

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Posted: Sep-07-2009

great book

if you like horse racing you will love this book. i have passed it on and both people told me they couldn't put it down. i read it in two days.

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Posted: Dec-12-2003

A Pleasant Surprise

It took me until 2003 to read this book. As the book says Lil E. Tee had a dime store pedigree and I figured that being the case this book could not be that good. Boy was I wrong. Eisenberg researched this Lil E. Tee's story thoroughly. He loads the book with detail yet it reads like a novel....

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Posted: Jun-24-2003

This May Be One of the Best Horse Racing Books Ever!

In May 1992, I sat down to watch the Kentucky Derby expecting to watch the coronation of a horse named Arazi as the best horse since Secretariat. However, a horse I had never heard of before, Lil E. Tee, pulled a shocking upset of Arazi and won the Run for the Roses. After Lil E. Tee failed to...

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Posted: Oct-31-2002

Bringing an obscure horse into the light...

I purchased this book on a whim, let it sit around for a while, and randomly picked it up on my way to bed, thinking that I would read a little bit and then quickly fall asleep. Little did I know that I would be up all night, my usually short attention span completely riveted, as time flew by....

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Posted: Jun-12-1999

This will re-kindle your interest in horse racing

I thoroughly enjoyed The Longest Shot. I found it at my local library but have since purchased a copy for my growing horse library. I've been a horse nut my whole life but had not been following racing too closely. However, reading this book rekindled my interest. The author weaves the...

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Posted: Jul-02-1998

A fascinating look at a stunning upset.

As one of millions who was caught up in "Arazi" fever following his stunning Breeders' Cup Juvenile win, this book provides a fascinating look at a horse which most people totally over looked.

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