Horse Of A Different Color A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat

Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are about 35,000-to-1. In 2001. Jim Squires beat those odds. Horse of a Different Color tells the wild, comic tale of Squires' journey from obscurity to glory alongside Monarchos, the charismatic gray colt blessed with extraordinary speed, poise, and stamina -- who carried his motley band of human handlers to the highest level of their profession. Squires takes us on a hilarious tour through the close-knit and secretive world of horse breeders, buyers, sellers, owners, and trainers. His hilarious story ends with a blazing sprint down the homestretch of the second fastest Derby in history. It's a sure way to catch "Derby Fever." Book jacket.

Jim Squires has been breeding and raising horses in Kentucky since 1990. From 1981 to 1989, he was the editor of the Chicago Tribune. He is the author of two previous books. A Tennessee native, Squires lives with his wife Mary Anne at Two Bucks Farms in Versailles, Kentucky.