Horse Racing

Published to coincide with the Queen's Golden Jubilee, this title is the history of Ascot from its foundation by Queen Anne in 1711 to 2002 present day. Illustrated with contemporary pictures and modern photographs, the text takes the reader through the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879802356Author Alois PodhajskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Wilshire Book Co ,U.S.Publisher Wilshire Book Co ,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910498910Author Brough ScottFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Racing Post BooksPublisher Racing Post Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995594371Author Bob Champion, MBEFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint FCM Publishing UKPublisher FCM Publishing UK

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A Year In The Frame is award winning sports photographer, Edward Whitaker's third collection of images following on from In The Frame and Beyond The Frame. These photographs encapsulate the racing year; its grandeur, its traditions, its variety, its...

Covers recent technological changes and the basics of breeding, conformation, calculating speed and pace, the factors of condition, class, and weight, rating jockeys, stables, and tracks, tote-board tips, and sixty tips for profitable betting.Book...

When Frankie Dettori stormed to victory on Golden Horn in the 2015 Derby, the effervescent Italian jockey was writing yet another extraordinary chapter in a remarkable sporting story. This tribute to hugely popular sportsman draws on the unique resources...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910723777Author Dr. Paula SellsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 1306gDimensions(mm) 276mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618871780Author Andrew BeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

The Sport of Kings is an ethnography of the British racing industry based upon two years of participant observation in Newmarket, the international headquarters of flat racing. Racing in Britain provides a lens through which ideas of class, status,...

Drawing on the unique resources of the Racing Post, the tale of one of the sport's most popular racehorses is told. Since almost literally bursting onto the scene in the 2010 Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, when an unconsidered 40/1 shot, he hasn't left...

Now in its seventh year, the Racing Post Annual is firmly established as the perfect Christmas gift for any horseracing fan. This exciting review of 2019 from the Racing Post, the nation's voice of horseracing, has 208 colour pages packed with the best...

Now in its seventh year, the Racing Post Annual is firmly established as the perfect Christmas gift for any horseracing fan. This exciting review of 2019 from the Racing Post, the nation's voice of horseracing, has 208 colour pages packed with the best...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593496725Author Kim WickensFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593496701Author Kim WickensFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Dick Francis keeps you in suspense in every chapter, you are immersed in the story' 5***** Reader Review'Really gripping with lots of twists and turns. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626190146Author Melanie GreeneFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 235mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845409371Author Guy GriffithFormat HardbackPage Count 130Imprint Amphora PressPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 450gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 135mm *...

The Thrilling and Emotional Memoir from Endurance Horse Racing Legend Sanoma Blakeley Chasing Dreams: The True Story of the Youngest Female Tevis Cup Champion is the incredible, action-packed memoir of Sanoma Blakeley’s 2019 Tevis Cup championship,...

The remarkable true story of 'Big Red,' one of America's finest racehorses. When her beloved Meadow Stables is faced with closure following her father's illness, housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over. Despite her lack of...

Since the thoroughbred horse was first developed over three centuries ago, these magnificent creatures have given the global race-going public limitless joy, and filled our memories with wonder and respect, and Punch a Hole in the Wind focuses on the...

The story of Northern Dancer is the stuff of legend. He was a little horse, dismissed time and again because of his size, and to many he appeared to be the antithesis of streamlined, thoroughbred elegance. Today, however, his descendants dominate racing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513622545Author Ann S ReillyFormat HardbackPage Count 246Imprint Movement PublishingPublisher Movement PublishingWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Racing & Football Outlook's guide to the 2019-2020 National Hunt season is essential reading for all jumps racing fans. The book features interviews with top trainers who profile their horses; detailed results of the previous season; profiles of the...

This is the full story of the horse which many racing pundits consider the best racehorse ever to run on the Flat - the horse who captured the hearts of racegoer's all over the world. His unflappable temperament, his apparently effortless abilities to...

Now in its 58th year, this popular guide to Jumps racing summarises the prospects of 100 steeplechasers and hurdlers who Raceform's expert race-readers expect to do particularly well in the coming 2019-2020 season. The 2018-2019 edition pinpointed 18...

The image of the Derby winner with his leg in plaster was broadcast around the world. Alongside Mill Reef stood a baby-faced man who had won the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and now the Derby. He trained for the Queen and Queen Mother; and Lester...

Horses In Training is a rarity. On the surface this book contains a mass of tables and information on racing. However its timing, just before the Cheltenham Festival and the start of the new Flat Season is crucial. Perhaps it is the fact that after a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993264368Author John CroftsFormat HardbackPage Count 342Imprint Miralgo PublicationsPublisher Miralgo PublicationsWeight(grams) 1784g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493073344Author Mark ShragerFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Eclipse PressPublisher Eclipse PressWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 22mm

A thrilling collection of 200 photographs from the high-octane, glamourous world of flat racing, from the Irish Derby and the Irish Guineas at The Curragh, to the many local race meets, and reaching internationally to the highlights in the racing...

The History of Horse Racing in 100 Objects is an ambitious and extensive work that embraces the vast sweep of a global sport, condensing its heart and soul into a century of milestones that connect its ancient past and its vibrant present. It takes the...

Racing in Doncaster contains a fascinating selection of photographs, charting the ups and downs of this historic course. Famous races, horses, jockeys and trainers can all be found here, along with much detail about the St Leger, Doncaster's most...

One great stable: Manton. Four training legends: Alec Taylor, his son, 'Young' Alec, Joe Lawson and George Todd. Here are their stories, from the Taylors' wars with the touts to Todd's defiance of the stewards. From the 43 classic winners to Todd's...

Do you know what the oldest horse race in Britain is, where the term 'gee-gee' comes from, or who is credited with bringing racing to Ascot? Fact-packed but light-hearted in style, this reliable reference book and quirky guide reveals little-known facts,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493063215Author John McEvoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Taylor Trade PublishingPublisher Taylor Trade Publishing

Richard Dunwoody was the most successful steeplechase jockey of his time. During his fantastic career, he rode over 10,000 times, often partnering the top National Hunt horses such as Desert Orchid and Miinnehoma. His staggering collection of 1,699 wins...

Britain and Ireland's Top 100 Racehorses of All Time author Robin Oakley takes us on a canter through the colourful world of horseracing.Join him as he shares evocative personal stories of being there at racing legends' key moments, such as Frankie...