VIVA RIVA!
In 1969, a muddy-bay colt with floppy ears would be saved from the floodwaters of Hurricane Camille at his Virginia farm. Later, his track earnings would turn the tide of the faltering Meadow Stable and enable it to launch its greatest champion, Secretariat. Though he would be swept aside in the wake of the national adulation for his charismatic stablemate, he never gave up. Riva Ridge, the forgotten champion of Meadow Stable, set his own records and beat the best horses of his generation… except one.

This book “Riva Ridge – Penny’s First Champion” reaffirms his rightful place in racing history and in the hearts of his fans.

“Riva Ridge – Penny’s First Champion” by Kate Chenery Tweedy and Leeanne Meadows Ladin is a 7.5 x10 soft cover pictorial history of 84 pages with many rarely seen color and black and white photos from Penny Chenery’s private collection. “The First Lady of Racing” wrote the foreword about her first champion. This updated edition of 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Riva’s Derby and Belmont wins.

The design is similar to “Secretariat’s Meadow” but this book is slightly smaller in size and and page count and is not hard-cover.  The cost is $20, plus $5 for tax/shipping. Go to order page.