Finished ✔️ Lexington by Kim Wickens and I have to say this is one of my favorite reads of the year!! 🤩🤩🤩
5 ⭐️’s
Publish Day: July 11th, 2023
Kindle Unlimited: No
Extraordinary life and turbulent times of America’s Legendary racehorse
I absolutely LOVED this horse book! 🤩❤️🐎
Learned everything is ever would want to know about the legendary stallion Lexington who is named after the city of Kentucky where he was born.
The author Kim Wickens is a lawyer and dressage rider who became fascinated by the legendary horse when she learned that twelve thoroughbred racing’s thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington, Kentucky.
I love how much Kim Wickens researched for this book
Absolutely one of ,y favorite reads this year 🤩❤️🐎
Yes, I’d recommend this book
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This is a story about Lexington, a horse that was incredibly fast - and could go long. In the mid 19th century, horse races went 4 miles, followed by a 45 minute rest/recouperation. Then another 4 mile race ensued. Lexington was the fastest of the time - even with his failing eyesight. His owner, Ten Broeck, quit racing him when Lexington was all but blind.
Another horse, Lecomte was almost as good and Lecomte's owner, Mr. Wells, proposed, with no proof, that his horse had been drugged and that's why Lexington had beaten Lecomte.
R.A. Alexander bought Lexington and the horse's offspring proved themselves as winners. But the Civil War started and there are no rules in war. Horses were badly needed and soldiers simply took what they could find. This is where I quit reading because I'm too much of a weenie when it comes to animals.
But I will say this book is meticulously researched and now I know more about horses than most of you do!
It's very readable and you'll enjoy all the history behind horse racing. And yes, I think you'll fall in love with Lexington