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DOROTHY OURS has a lifelong fascination with horses, history, and Thoroughbred racing. As a child, watching the great Secretariat on TV stoked her curiosity about the immortal Man o’ War. In 1994, intensive searching through vintage newspapers on microfilm convinced her that Man o’ War’s actual story was even more remarkable than his legend. While earning her living with office jobs, she explored important sites from Man o’ War’s life and hunted for information from original sources. Working for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York, from 1998 until spring 2005, she enjoyed a wide range of experiences behind the scenes in the racing world. As a researcher, she has been cited for contributions to such books as Man o’ War by Edward L. Bowen, Native Dancer and Exterminator by Eva Jolene Boyd, and Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand. |
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