Horse Racing's Strangest Tales
Horse Racing's Strangest Tales
Paperback
Published:
9 February, 2017
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Description
A quirky collection of true stories from the stranger side of horse racing, featuring horse-swapping skulduggery, battling jockeys and a horse that may or may not have beaten a train.
Extraordinary but true stories from over 150 years of racing.
This hilarious, sideways look at horse racing vividly recounts many of the strangest moments and oddest incidents from over 150 years of the sport's history.
Andrew Ward recalls the time when spectators mounted two fallen horses and rode them to second and third places; the race which had to be re-run because the judge wasn't in his box at the finish; the ultrasonic binoculars that allegedly stunned a horse and unseated a jockey at Ascot, and many more.
A totally original, offbeat collection of extraordinary but true stories, Horse-Racing's Strangest Races will be a delight to all lovers of the turf.
Word count: 60,000
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781911042464 |
| ISBN10 | 1911042467 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 230 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 17 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | Paperback |
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Author's Bio
Sports fanatic, journalist and inveterate chronicler of the weird, Andrew Ward is the author of Football’s Strangest Matches, Cricket’s Strangest Matches, Golf’s Strangest Rounds, Bridge’s Strangest Games and Horse Racing’s Strangest Races.