The legend of Zippy Chippy
life lessons from horse racing's most lovable loser
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Word Count
71,000 words, Guess
Page Count
284 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelegendofzippychi0000thom
- ISBN-100771081596
- ISBN-139780771081590
- OCLC Control Number931152061
- Better World Books9780771081590
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27208879M
Classifications
- DDC798.40092/9
- LCCSF355.Z56 T46 2015
- LCCSF355
Description
From acclaimed humorist William Thomas comes the funny yet poignant story of a thoroughbred racehorse that lost 100 races in a row -- but, in everyone's eyes, became the ultimate winner. April 20, 1991, Capritaur Farms in Upstate New York. Zippy Chippy was born from American horse racing royalty; his pedigree was horse racing gold. His success and glory seemed inevitable. In fact, he lost, over the course of his career, 100 consecutive races, at some of the greatest tracks in the country. But his owner, Felix Monserrate, refused to sell Zippy, or even retire him. Zippy's story enchanted people who would travel from all over North America to watch him lose but then happily gallop back to his stable. To them, he was a creature who struggled, who lost, and who failed even the lowest of expectations. But, somehow, he found a way to enjoy himself and eagerly return for the next race.
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