{"product_id":"my-racing-heart-the-passionate-world-of-thoroughbreds-and-the-track-9780060958084","title":"My Racing Heart: The Passionate World of Thoroughbreds and the Track","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Nan Mooney was seven years old, she sat in her grandmother May-May's living room to watch her first horse race ... And so began a turbulent romance between a woman and a sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part journey into the compelling world of Thoroughbred horse racing, \u003cem\u003eMy Racing Heart\u003c\/em\u003e gallops headlong into the wild culture and fabulous creatures that rise up around a racetrack. Nan Mooney looks at the horses, jockeys, and trainers; the gambling and corruption; and racing's age-old history and forever offbeat society. From the dusty backstretch at a small-town track to the stands at magnificent Churchill Downs, Nan Mooney captures the risks and the glory, the excitement and the passion, for horse lovers, sports fans, and anyone who has ever craved a place to run wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMooney, Nan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNan Mooney grew up in Seattle, half an hour north of Longacres racetrack, and graduated from Scripps College in California. Her work appears in \u003cem\u003eThe Blood-Horse, \u003c\/em\u003e the journal of record for Thoroughbred horse racing. She lives in New York City. You can reach her at myracingheart.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"It Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317857587474,"sku":"9780060958084","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1fc674d8-7d2e-4658-aabd-9c87b2d32733.jpg?v=1727541472","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-racing-heart-the-passionate-world-of-thoroughbreds-and-the-track-9780060958084","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}