The Eighty-Dollar Champion

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó The ΓÇ£classic American dream storyΓÇ¥ (USA Today) about a man and his horse,an unlikely duo whose legendary rise to stardom in show jumping captivated the nationfrom the award-winning author of The Perfect Horse and The Ride of Her Life ΓÇ£If you loved the story of Seabiscuitthe surprise champion racehorse . . . check out the true story of Snowman.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöSan Jose Mercury News Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. He recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On HarryΓÇÖs modest farm on Long Islandthe even-tempered horse thrived. But the recent Dutch immigrant and his growing family needed moneyso Harry reluctantly sold Snowman to a farm a few miles down the road. But Snowman had other ideas about what Harry needed. When he turned up back at HarryΓÇÖs barndragging an old tire and a broken fence boardHarry knew he had misjudged the horse and set about teaching the shaggyeasygoing gelding to fly. One show at a timeagainst extraordinary oddsthe pair soared past the most expensive thoroughbreds alivereaching the very top of the sport of show jumping. The story of this dynamic duo captured the heart of Cold WarΓÇôera AmericaΓÇöa story of unstoppable hopeinconceivable dreamsand a chance to have it all.