Horse Racing category: 231 books
Never Say Die
A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes. Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill were in attendance, along with thousands of Britons who were all convinced of the unfailing superiority of...
Orzel
Scottsdale's Legendary Arabian Stallion
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
In 1967, Scottsdale's longtime Arabian horse breeder Ed Tweed embarked on a mission to race the horses he bred. He imported a chestnut stallion from Poland named Orzel, or "Eagle" in English, that flew past competitors to become the first U.S. National Racing Champion. Among other wins in halter and...
Monsieur X
The incredible story of the most audacious gambler in history
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Patrice des Moutis was a handsome, charming and well educated Frenchman with an aristocratic family, a respectable insurance business, and a warm welcome in the smartest Parisian salons. He was also a compulsive gambler and illegal bookie.
Between the late 1950s and the early 1970s, des Moutis...
by Steve Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Despite what you have been told, you can win backing the favourites, however there are rules and ways you need to follow.
This is for horse racing only.
This method works best in UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Start building your fun bank today.
by Julian Seaman
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
The Grand National is the most famous horse race in the world. Officially first run in 1839, it is now watched in 140 countries on television with viewing figures of more than 500 million. Run in early April at Aintree, Liverpool, this spectacular steeplechase over 30 fearsome fences and four and...
A Guide to the Classics
or How to Pick the Derby Winner
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Originally written in 1936 by two young Cambridge Fellows, A Guide to the Classics is a light-hearted manual on how to pick the Derby winner. However, as the tongue-in-cheek title suggested, there is more to the book than meets the eye, especially as one of the young dons went on to become, according...
by Ed Hotaling
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2006
"May be the most fascinating untold sports story in American history."--Charles Osgood, anchor, CBS News Sunday Morning
"Winkfield's story is so incredible you'll find yourself wondering why you've never heard it before."--MSNBC
"Winkfield's life (is) an unbelievable...
by Roger LeBlanc
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2019
Master horse racing's oldest and most perplexing puzzle! The Lazy Bettor's guide touts simple strategies for picking Kentucky Derby winners. It's a fun, fact-fueled journey that blazes a path to wagering profits.
The Voice
The Unparalleled Life of Roger Huston
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
The Voice: The Unparalleled Life of Roger Huston is a blockbuster book about the life of the number 1 horse racing announcer in the country—Roger Huston—which many agree on. Huston has called more than 178,000 races, covering at least 144 tracks in nineteen states and eight countries. Known as...
The Ghost Horse
A True Story of Love, Death, and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
In The Ghost Horse, Joe Layden tells the inspiring true tale of a one-eyed, club-footed thoroughbred racehorse and a journeyman trainer, Tim Snyder, who scraped together every penny he had to purchase the broken and unwanted filly. Snyder helped the horse overcome its deficiencies, eventually naming...
by Marty Dodd
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
‘This day we were going to let the horses go. They’d been working for a while and it was their turn to have a spell. Old Alf Turner came down there watching the blokes tying their horses’ legs up. And he seen me get my horse and bring him up – just drop the reins on the ground and the horse...
by Helen Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
So You Think's incredible journey.
As a youngster, So You Think caught the eye of Australia's legendary trainer Bart Cummings. He liked the future he saw in his gangly frame, and soon, So You Think captivated Australasia with his rockstar good looks, his brilliance and strength.
As a...
Horse Of A Different Color
A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2003
Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are about 35,000-to-1. How did a former Chicago newspaper editor bring together the stallion and mare and breed the winner of the world's most famous and...
by Dorothy Ours
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
The moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time.
The youngest jockey, the smallest horse, and an unconventional heiress who disliked publicizing herself. Together, near Liverpool, England, they made a leap of faith on a spring day in 1938: overriding the...