In 1967, James E. "Ted" Bassett III was named assistant to the president of the Keeneland Association.  Bassett's new job, in his own words, "was not earthshaking news." More than four decades later, Ted Bassett is one of the most respected figures within the Global Thoroughbred industry.  He has served as Keeneland's president, chairman of the board, and trustee, playing a critical role in our ascendancy as a premier Thoroughbred track and auction house.  Bassett was also president of Breeders' Cup Limited during its greatest period of growth and has been a key architect in the development of the Sport of Kings as we know it today.  Written in collaboration with two-time Eclipse Award-Winning journalist Bill Mooney, "Keeneland's Ted Bassett" recounts Bassett's extraordinary journey, including his days at Kent School and Yale University, through the U.S. Marine Corps service in the Pacific theater during World War II and as director of the Kentucky State Police during the turbulent 1960's.  During his more than 40 years with Keeneland, Bassett has hobnobbed with hot walkers at the track kitchen, hosted the first visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the U.S. track, and participated in many of the most important events in the modern history of horse racing.  With self-effacing humor, characteristic charm and candor, Bassett describes his association with historic figures such as J.Edgar Hoover and Kentucky governors Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt, and John Y. Brown.  Enjoy reading about this most beloved Keeneland figure and his place in our history (and, indeed, future) in his own words.  426 pages.  University of Kentucky Press.