SEE HOW THEY RUN

by Dan Mankiewicz ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 5, 1951

A story of the racetrack which carries a considerable harsh excitement, throws an unlovely light on the sport of kings as it has been adulterated by heels, and pyramids to a high pitch in the focus on one race as it affects several. There is Art Dooley, professional promoter and big-time boss, who allowed no speculation to interfere with a sure thing, bough, up the best men as well as the best horses; Nick Bragg, the hoodlum he salvaged for a jockey and who was curbed by the memory of his brother- ruined by Dooley; Gleason, Irish born, whose one ambition was to breed a Derby winner, who found that he could not run an honest stable as Dooley's trainer; the Commodore, Dooley's front, who recognizes the moral cost of his sell-out to Dooley. And in the race in which Nick and Gleason plan to defy Dooley when Nick will ride a newcomer to win, Dooley exerts an ugly pressure, Nick throws the race and loses his life, and it is only Gleason who clears out with his integrity...A knowledgeable close-up of this sport which includes its special shoptalk, its tactics and controls, and much of its fevered fascination.

Pub Date: March 5, 1951

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Knopf

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1951

Categories: FICTION