Reveals life in the unique world of horse racing through the stories and anecdotes of Cot Campbell.
Horse racing seems to invite all manner of eccentric and colorful characters. Cot Campbell has encountered most of them. In
, Campbell draws upon his thirty-five years in racing to give readers a rollicking ride through the world of horse racing.
Campbell spins tales of old-time horsemen like trainers Ben and Jimmy Jones, jockey Eddie Arcaro, and owners Fred Hooper and Warner Jones. With wit and candor, Campbell also weaves in stories of his own experiences and escapades, from his time showing horses as a boy to his pre-Alcoholics Anyonymous adventures to meetings with Russian ambassadors, bookmakers, and sheikh-impersonating midgets.
A resident of Aiken, South Carolina, Cot Campbell is president of Dogwood Stable, Inc., which manages horse racing partnerships. He also is the author of Lightning in a Jar: Catching Racing Fever.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
"If you love racing, you're sure to enjoy 'Rascals and Racehorses.' It's a sure winner."
--Joe Hirsch, Daily Racing Form
"Like his first book, Lightning in a Jar, Rascals and Racehorses is a winner from wire to wire."
--Hallie McEvoy, The Horseman's Yankee Pedlar
"Campbell promises in his introduction: 'I think it would be fun to tell some of the great yarns of racing's most vivid personalities and equine stars. And, after thirty-five years as an avid player on the stage, I have developed my own anecdotal repertoire.' He doesn't miss."
--by Victoria Keith, ThoroughbredChampions.com
"Rascals and Racehorses is a very entertaining read for any racing fan. Campbell's writing style is perfectly suited to this kind of work, making the already humorous incidents sound even funnier. New and long time fans of racing alike will find this book's steady stream of anecdotes to be very difficult to put down."
--Cindy Pierson Dulay, horseracing.about.net