At the Wire: Horse Racing’’s Greatest Moments

Award-winning racing writer Edward L. Bowen captures dominating victories, great duels, astounding rallies, and more in At the Wire, a compilation of nearly thirty races plus Breeders’ Cup highlights that have earned a solid place in America’s Turf history. The updated edition includes new chapters on Cigar and the 1995 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Zenyatta and the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, and American Pharoah and the 2015 Belmont Stakes.

Edward L. Bowen is the author of twenty-one books on Thoroughbred racing history. He was a staff member of the weekly trade publication The Blood Horse for some thirty years, including seventeen as managing editor and five as editor-in-chief. Bowen has received various honors within the world of Thoroughbred and sports journalism and authorship, including an Eclipse Award for magazine writing, the Walter Haight Award from the National Turf Writers Association, and the gold medal designation in Foreword’s sports category. He lives in Versailles, KY.