Bill Heller
Author of Go for Wand (Thoroughbred Legends)
About the Author
Bill Heller has won eight national awards for magazine writing, including the Eclipse Award, and writes regularly for Thoroughbred Times, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred and Canadian Sportsman. A New York correspondent for Thoroughbred Times, he lives in Albany, N.Y., with his wife Anna, their show more 15-year-old son Benjamin and their dog, Belle Mont show less
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Works by Bill Heller
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Common Knowledge
- Gender
- male
- Short biography
- Bill Heller, a member of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame Communicators Corner, has written 23 books including the biographies of Hall of Fame jockeys Ronnie Turcotte, Randy Romero, Jose Santos; Harness Hall of Fame legend Billy Haughton and NBA Coach Bill Musselman. His other books include “A Good Day Has No Rain,” documenting the radioactive fallout in the Capital District of New York State from an atom bomb test; “After the Finish Line; The Race to End Horse Slaughter in America,” and “Playing Tall, the Ten Shortest Players in NBA History.” Bill was presented the 1997 Eclipse Award for magazine writing about Thoroughbred racing; the William Leggett Breeders’ Cup Writing Award and three John Hervey Awards for magazine writing about harness racing.
Bill is a regular contributor to Trainer Magazine and Canadian Sportswriter, while also serving as the Thoroughbred handicapper for the Daily Gazette in Schenectady, New York. - Places of residence
- Albany, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Reviews
This is a thorough (no pun intended) but not bloated biography of the three-time Horse of the Year, champion racehorse, Forego. The author includes parts of this thoroughbred's life that were not in the news, or published, but were more personal reminisces from those who knew Forego best. I remember watching him race when I was a teen, and this bio brought me back to the excitement and anticipation before and during each race. A keeper.
This short horse biography surprised me because I followed American Thoroughbred racing in the 1980s (I was a kid with a lot of free time) and I do not remember anything about Personal Ensign. On the other hand, I thought the book was more than half about the owners and trainers, and almost incidentally mentioned the horse. I would have liked more information and more focus about the horse.
Stories of the lives and playing careers of the ten shortest players in NBA history- cool beans!
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- Works
- 20
- Members
- 146
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 23
