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For centuries, on prairie grasslands, dusty streets and racing ovals, everyday Montanans participated in the sport of kings. More than a century after horses arrived in the region, Lewis and Clark's Nez Perce guides staged horse races at Traveler's Rest in 1806. In response to hazardous street races, the Montana legislature granted communities authority to ban "immoderate riding or driving." Helena led the way to respectable racing, with Madam Coady's fashion course hosting the first territorial fair in 1868. Soon, leading citizens like Marcus Daly built oval tracks and glitzy grandstands. By 1890, a horse named Bob Wade set a world record for a quarter mile in Butte, a mark that stood until 1958. Horsewoman and historian Brenda Wahler highlights the Big Sky's patrons of the turf and courageous equine champions, including Kentucky Derby winner Spokane.
In Gilded-Age Montana, three former frontiersmen turned from speculation in minerals to speculation in Thoroughbred horses. The rest is horse racing history...or would be if the story had ever been written. When Montana Outraced the East retrieves the largely forgotten late nineteenth-century golden age of the Montana Thoroughbred industry, when Montana horses won some of the biggest prizes in American horse racing, confounding national sportswriters and threatening to reshape the balance of power within America’s oldest sport. This book introduces readers to larger-than-life characters like silver baron Noah Armstrong, pioneer banker Samuel Larabie, and “Copper King” Marcus Daly, each pursuing his passion for horses by studying pedigrees, importing blue-blooded stock, and turning them loose on native grasses under Montana's big sky. Where one observer saw "verist madness" in the enterprise, another sports journalist foresaw a not-too-distant day when Montana would "rival the worlds of old Yorkshire and the Blue-Grass region of Kentucky in the fame and celebrity of its racehorses." And indeed, in due time the Montana horsemen were fielding equine stars like Spokane, winner of the 1889 Kentucky Derby; Scottish Chieftain, winner in the 1897 Belmont Stakes; and Ogden, the "Horse of Mystery" that rocked the eastern racing establishment by taking the 1896 Futurity at odds of 150 to 1. Catharine Melin-Moser recreates the thrilling era when, through the shrewd foresight, hustle, and luck that had made them millionaires, Montana entrepreneurs made a lasting mark on American horse racing. In telling their story, her book restores a significant and thoroughly captivating chapter to American Thoroughbred racing history.
Explores the drama and history of one of the West's premier rodeo and cultural events, the Miles City Bucking Horse Sale. Begun in 1951 as a way to sell "spoiled" and unruly ranch horses for use in rodeos, the sale has evolved into a four-day celebration that features horse racing, country music, a parade, and rodeo riding. Includes more than 60 photographs.
Andy Nelsons heart belongs in Wyoming on his familys ranch. He especially loves his thoroughbred racing horses Sapphire and her daughter, Harmony. But he understands that in order to fulfill his dream of helping animals, he must make many sacrifices on the journey to becoming a veterinarian. Leaving the ranch isnt easy for Andy, as he first heads to the University of CaliforniaDavis and later North Dakota State University in Fargo to attain his degree. He keeps his sights on his goal and doesnt let partying or starting a relationship get in the way of his schooling. Being away from the ranch and his family is difficult, especially when tragedy arises and he must deal with the loss of his grandparents. He can, however, rely on his good friend Mikalaa fellow veterinarian student from Montanato help him in his time of need. Harmony follows Andy as he focuses on his goal of returning to Wyoming, tending to animals as a veterinarian, and being there for his family and his girls, Sapphire and Harmony.