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Black Gold's tale is one of the most romantic and most tragic stories in the history of the Kentucky Derby. As legend, it became familiar to generations of children through the work of beloved author Marguerite Henry. The truth behind the legend is even stranger, encompassing a dead man's dream, a widow's determination to bring the last vision of the man she loved to life, and the entwined destinies of a bush-league trainer and a journeyman jockey bound together by their love for an extraordinary Thoroughbred—a horse that took them to both the golden heights and the dark depths of horse racing in the 1920s. 

Dream Derby: The Myth and Legend of Black Gold is available for pre-order at the following outlets: