Selected Reviews

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    T.D. Thornton
    Author of the award winning book
    Not By a Long Shot: A Season at a Hard-Luck Horse Track

    “The Untold Story of Joe Hernandez pulled me in like a
    vacuum. It’s not just a fine piece of racing literature, but an
    exhaustively researched historical document that details the
    origins of West Coast racing, the art of race calling, and one
    man’s struggle to break through racial barriers at a time when
    the odds were stacked mightily against minorities. The
    meticulously detailed source notes are a valuable inclusion,
    and the bonus CD that highlights Joe’s race calls is an extra-
    nice touch—especially the haunting inclusion of ‘Joe’s Last
    Call,’ in which a tape recorder was inadvertently left running
    to detail Hernandez’s eerie collapse at the microphone during
    the final race of his career.”

    Bill Mooney
    A two-time Eclipse Award winner
    and author of The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing

    "One cannot question the passion with which the author approached
    his subject. The amount of research involved, particularly in regard to
    the family history of Joe Hernandez, is very impressive. Hernandez
    was indeed an enigma, in many respects a maze of contradictions. And
    the enigmatic components of his private life constitute the truly
    compelling aspect of the Hernandez story and of the book itself,
    outdistancing the unquestionable talent of Hernandez as a race  
    caller.... This book is a very good read."

    Audrey Korotkin
    Two-time Eclipse Award winning broadcaster and first executive director of
    Triple Crown Productions

    "Painstakingly researched over a number of years, this book
    attempts to bring to flesh and blood a man known mainly
    through his voice, a man who kept much of his life shrouded in
    half-truths. Hernandez created his own 'narrative'--his personal
    history as he would have wanted it to be--which he adjusted to fit
    his needs. The author discovers not only the truth of that life but
    explores its unique traits, those traits that drove Hernandez to
    professional successes even as his personal life suffered."

    Alan Balch
    Executive Secretary and Registrar, American Saddlebred Horse Association
    and Registry

    "When I read Dr. Alvarado's inspiring story of Joe Hernandez, a
    torrent of memories came flooding back to me. He brings the
    original Voice of Santa Anita back to life, with all his charisma
    joined with a personal, deep love for horses and racing born of
    unique experiences."