Vic Zast
Vic Zast is uniquely qualified to write a book about “The History and Art of 25 Travers.” He has witnessed 45 Travers Stakes.
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Greg Montgomery
Greg Montgomery, a native of Washington, D.C., moved to Saratoga in 1980, and produced his first Travers poster after seeing a shabby broadside announcing the historic race in a storefront window.
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9" x 12" coffee-table book
Over 120 historic photos
Daily Racing Form charts for all 25 Travers
$45.00
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The History and Art of the Travers
By Vic Zast, with the posters
and art of Greg Montgomery
Foreword by Carl Nafzger, Hall
of Fame trainer of Street Sense, 2007 Travers Stakes winner
“This book is a must for anyone who loves racing at Saratoga, anyone who
has watched a Travers, or anyone who loves racing history. 25 Travers
is a walk down memory lane."
– Mark Simon, Editor, Thoroughbred Times
Publisher’s Review
(NORTH COUNTRY BOOKS, Utica, New York) Keeping a streak alive was never a thought to author Vic Zast and artist Greg Montgomery when each began to record memories and images of the Travers Stakes.
Zast, a Buffalo, N.Y. native, had spent at least a day at Saratoga Racecourse during the month of August for the last 45 years. Montgomery, who moved to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. from Washington, D.C. in 1980, created his first of 25 Travers posters in 1986.
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