{"title":"Philip Von Borries","description":"\u003cp\u003ePHILIP VON BORRIES was an American sportswriter and author who published horse racing and baseball books, including \u003cem\u003eRacelines: Observations on Horse Racing’s Glorious History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRaceLens: Vintage Thoroughbred Racing Images\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gladiator: The Life and Times of Pete Browning\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVon Borries was one of the few turf writers to have won both the Eclipse Award for thoroughbred racing and the John Hervey Award for harness racing. His baseball bylines appeared in the \u003cem\u003eBoston Red Sox Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eChicago Cubs Program Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSports Collectors Digest\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also produced two nationally award-winning television documentaries on the Kentucky Derby’s Black history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVon Borries died at age 74 in Lexington, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Von Borries’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"louisville-diamonds","title":"Louisville Diamonds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a sequel to \u003cem\u003eLegends of Louisville: Major League Baseball in Louisville, 1876-1899\u003c\/em\u003e. This was the first book ever done on Louisville’s epic major-league stars, days, and teams. It also was the first book ever done on any segment of Louisville’s colorful baseball history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is based upon extensive research that Philip Von Borries has been doing since 1983. It picks up the story were\u003cem\u003e Legends of Louisville\u003c\/em\u003e left off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1681622041\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781681622040\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Philip Von Borries","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43462709772504,"sku":"9781563113239","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43462709805272,"sku":"9781681622040","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781563113239_FC_mockup_v2_1740151704_e4b0659c-6356-4f34-972e-3e1362789e81.jpg?v=1791061624"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-philip-von-borries.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}