Three Strides Before the Wire (Elizabeth Mitchell)

Everyone knows about Seabiscuit and Red Pollard, but do you know about Charismatic and Chris Antley? A friend of the Antleys gave me a copy of this book a couple of years ago (he grew up near where I live), and I found it absolutely astonishing that the story isn't widely known. This is a gem if you like horses, sports, or stories about the human condition.