RACING'S RETURN FROM THE BRINK: The Incredible Comeback of Old Rosebud and American Horse Racing

A wave of antigambling legislation threatened to destroy the American horse racing industry until one extraordinary Thoroughbred gelding, dubbed the "Miracle Horse" by the media, helped steer it away from extinction. Nicholson tells the story of Old Rosebud, who set a track record when he won the 1914 Kentucky Derby by eight lengths. Photos.