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-Covers all English, Welsh and Scottish race ciyrses - both National Hunt and Flat -Information for the visiting race goer - travel directions, addresses and telephone numbers, course facilities, major classics, jumps, etc. -The perfect handbook for the travelling race goer Meer info

The life stories, training methods, feeding, and strategies of the leading trainers of Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses and Standardbreds from around the world. A thorough analyis of how they made it to the top of their game and how they stay there. Meer info

A biographical account of some of the racing legends who lived and worked in Cheltenham. Each chapter focuses on a different personality who has achieved considerable success in the world of horse-racing. Some of the racing heroes recorded are: Fred Archer - champion flat-race jockey for 13 successive seasons and five-times winner of the Derby; Billy Stott - five-time champion National Hunt jockey and winning jockey of both the Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle in 1933; Gerry Wilson - seven-time champion National Hunt jockey who won both the Gold Cup and the Grand National on Golden Miller in 1934, and in 1945 became the first man to have both ridden and trained a Champion Hurdle winner; Frenchie Nicholson - champion jockey and Gold Cup winner who went on to become one of the best developers of young jockeys; and Jim Wilson - arguably the best amateur jockey of his day, and the last amateur to ride a Gold Cup winner when he brought Little Owl home first past the post in 1981 - who is now a local trainer. Meer info

Delving into the stories of the stars, the authors have talke freely and ant length with all their connections. The result is a magnificent and vivid chronicle of 150 years of steeplechasing, viewed from centre stage. Contents: 1.Lottery 2.The lamb 3.Manifesto 4.Easter hero 5.Golden miller 6.Prince regent 7.Cottage rake 8.Mandarin 9.Mill house 10.Arkle 11.Captain christy 12.Red Rum 13.L'Escargot 14.Silver buch 15.Wayward lad 16.Dawn run 17.Desert orchid Meer info

A guide to racing and betting - Confused by betting and intimidated by bookmakers? This book explains the jargon and the mystique of horse racing and betting, with the aim of finding winners a simpler business. The book examines every kind of bet, explains how the market operates and whether betting systems work. It evaluates breeding, form, trainers and other factors in choosing a winner. An A-Z of racing terms is also included. The author is one of racing's most respected journalists. Originally with the London "Evening Standard", he now contributes regularly to "The Spectator" and "The Radio Times". Meer info

This autobiography of Jenny Pitman describes how she became successful in the male-dominated profession of horse racing. Pitman was one of the first women to be granted a professional licence to train horses and in 1983 she became the first female trainer to win the Grand National. Meer info

Charlie Swan has been Ireland's champion jump jockey for each of the past eight seasons and has ridden more National Hunt winners in Ireland than any other jockey in history. He holds the Irish records for the most winners in a season and the most in a calendar year. He has twice been leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival and he has a string of big race victories to his credit including the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the Irish Grand National, two Whitbread Gold Cups and the Irish Champion Hurdle. This book relates how Swan had to struggle in his early years as an apprentice - literally so when he was hefting muck sacks so heavy he had to get somebody to load them on to his shoulder. The book reveals the offers made to him by leading English trainers Martin Pipe and Nicky Henderson, and why Swan turned them down. It recounts the mental tortures suffered by his wife every time he rides in a race, and the terrible physical toll taken by his repeatedly broken arms which look like something out of a medical text book. Telling the life story of a brave and brilliant jockey, the book also reveals the aims and ambitions of the trainers with whom Swan has been most closely associated, as well as their setbacks and disappointments. Names like Edward O'Grady, Tom Foley and Aidan O'Brien are brought to life. Meer info

This book gives detailed descriptions, course plans and the historical background behind every racecourse in Britain and Ireland. In the paddock, the author explains what to look for in the conformation of a horse while in the betting ring, he details the many different types of bet available and which races are likely to offer backers the best value. Armchair race watchers and betting shop habitués can find out how to get the best from the racing press; students of form are given useful tips on races in which past performances have an important bearing; and there is also advice on race-reading and how to spot horses to back 'next time out'. Meer info

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