"Eisenberg tells the stories of the two great horses and their human connection with a novelist's dramatic flair..." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

"Eisenberg succeeds in creating a gripping yarn of sporting contest..." Publishers Weekly

"...surely the most entertaining book of sports history ever written...It's a grand and glorious story..." -- Frank Deford

"Now the definitive account of a stupendous event that was a preview of modern American sports..." -- Ed Hotaling, author of Wink, The Great Black Jockeys, and They're Off! Horse Racing at Saratoga

"An extraordinary account of America's first major sports spectacle..." -- Joe Hirsch, Daily Racing Form

"Eisenberg's masterfully woven narrative...is as important today as it was two centuries ago." Mim Eichler-Rivas, author of Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World

Eisenberg's melding of history and sports journalism is altogether superb.
Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"Let's get right to the point: This is a lead-pipe cinch, mortal lock, lay-your money-down sure thing of a book." The Baltimore Sun

"Eisenberg expertly captures the passions in his telling of the contest. . .the pages flip by faster than jockey colors." The Chicago Tribune --