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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

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

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

Riding in a Point-to-Point gives the rider invaluable advice on buying, managing and training a point-to-Pointer, and emphasises the importance of fitness and training techniques for the jockey. The rider is also eased through the intricacies of race rules and regulations, and given detailed information on pre-race and race day preparations. Meer info

Scotland and northern england-wales and central england-southern england- Meer info

A critical look at the science of speed handicapping. More than any other form of gambling, horse racing has a dream to fit every imagination. From the great Thoroughbred farms of Kentucky to the backyard breeders across the country, and from the $2 bettors on the rail to the exclusive glass booths in the grandstand canopy, each mind is filled with hope. The dreams are so varied that they often have little in common, except that they have horses at their center. In horse racing, any realistic dream is a little more attainable. The realistic dreams are those in the middle of the spectrum. Pick-Six bets and picking a Kentucky Derby winner out of a pen of yearlings are off opposite ends of the scale. For serious handicappers and serious horse owners, racing provides attainable goals. Both are in search of speed. As Handicapping Speed looks at each factor, from the industry in general to the finest details of the mathematics of time, it will be for the purpose of finding what adds and detracts from speed. Meer info

-a classic epic of the brightest star in american race horse breeding history -story of the grandest and the most celebrated horse racing breeding farm (woodburn farm) Meer info