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Book Signing-Secretariat's Meadow
Saturday, August 14, 2010 - Sunday, August 15, 2010
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 “Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend” by Kate Chenery Tweedy, daughter of Penny Chenery (Tweedy) and granddaughter of Christopher Chenery, who founded the racing stable. Co-authored with Leeanne Ladin, this pictorial history, published by Wayne Dementi, tells not only Secretariat’s story, but the story of an enduring piece of land where an “empire built on broodmares” eventually produced an immortal son.
“Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend” illustrates how this 1973 Triple Crown winner represented the culmination of two centuries of history, a direct legacy of both the land on which he was born and of the people who bred and raised him.
It traces the rags to riches to racing saga of Christopher Chenery, who defied the skeptics and transformed the dilapidated farm into a showplace of Thoroughbred champions. It shows how his dutiful daughter, Penny, took over the stable and took racing’s most coveted prize. It tells the untold stories of the champion racehorses, such as Hill Prince, Cicada and Riva Ridge, who preceded Secretariat in the limelight. Moreover, the book reveals the inextinguishable spirit of a piece of land, dating back to 1805, that has been and continues to be a wellspring of dreams.
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