In The Horse God Built Lawrence Scanlan gives the reader a groom's-eye view of the most exciting time in racing history. But more than anything else, it is a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse.

Prologue: a horse and his groom -- Rarity -- Red horse, Black angel -- Connection -- Backstretch: Eddie's world -- Grace -- Your miracle has arrived -- Greatest -- Eddie was a prince -- Parade of stallions -- Full of run -- Gift -- Catching a glimpse of glory -- Adulation -- Ghost of Eddie Sweat -- Thoroughbred stallion -- Pilgrimage -- My baby -- Eulogy for a horse -- Knowing horses -- Epilogue: in praise of a bond.