Horse racing

A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK'Such an addictive and likeable book.

The man who rode Ampersand was in fact, an amateur jockey named Harry Cotton.

A heartwarming collection of stories from a woman who brings together disadvantaged children and abandoned racehorses, with remarkable results.

Irresistible to the punters, champion jockey Frankie Dettori is a charismatic personality with an easy charm and immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on the track and a household name off it.

Every year, on Valentine's Day, the great Thoroughbred farms open their breeding sheds and begin their primary business.

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.

Men, money, duelling and murder: welcome to the infamous Derby race of 1844 and the gambling mania that gripped early 19th century Britain.

Extraordinary but true stories from over 150 years of racing.

If you could talk to animals, what would you ask?

In horse racing greatness is defined by speed.

'Poignant and compelling, an equine Bridget Jones.

Horses, donkeys and mules all look the same, right?

There's a line that runs alongside our ordinary lives, just beyond the grind of things.

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Horses, donkeys and mules all look the same, right?

Smoky, the Cow Horse Will James - This is the classic great horse story written by a cowboy who trains a little black colt to become the most dependable horse.

The inside story of the crisis within the country's most classic sporthorseracingand why money is killing thoroughbreds at the top of their game.

Horses Whispering emphasizes the unique bond between horses and people, suggesting that every hair on the horse is a biofeedback signal that the horse is responding to connectedness with the rider.

Simon Barnes is the leading sports writer on horses in Britain.

A NEWSPAPERMAN'S VERSION OF THE "e;BIG STORY"e; OF THE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSEThe Tennessee Walking Horse is a breed of gaited horse known for its unique four-beat running-walk and flashy movement.

This practical and accessible book is the ultimate guide to riding safely and confidently.

Getting Down is not a typical racetrack story.

Jeff Haag is a native of Crestline, Ohio, and a graduate of Defiance College with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Those who have lived not just witnessed - the efflorescence of a pivotal culture moment never see the world through veiled eyes again.

The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion and brought a community together.

The American Riding System is a basic foundation system for all types of riding.

"e;IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES the author deals with an exceedingly interesting subject in a most agreeable and instructive manner.

A heart warming retelling of a true story about an injured race horse and the love and hard work of a little girl that produced a triumphant team.

Derby Innovator is the story of the making of Animal Kingdom by Barry Irwin, a self-taught, self-styled sportsman and entrepreneur who shook racing's Establishment to its very foundations by employing unconventional methods and practices to break all the rules in winning the Kentucky Derby, a race that has been called "e;the greatest two minutes in sports.

Here is a life story in the great tradition-a brilliant chronicle of circus and horse show life by the celebrated equestrian showman Arthur Konyot, senior surviving member of a renowned Hungarian family of artistes and circus proprietors.

The rich heritage of Virginia horse racing traces its roots back to the colonial days of the late seventeenth century.

This book will put any racing fan on the right track when it comes to handicapping graded stakes races.

HARNESS RACING IN THE KEYSTONE STATE is a combination of a history, reference and coffee table book, comprised of a photo gallery and racing tidbits.

There can be no better way of getting to know Ireland than by visiting its racecourses: from the glamour of Leopardstown and the class of The Curragh to the majestic mountains around Killarney; from the warm welcome at Gowran Park and Clonmel to the summer holidaymakers' meetings and 'industry' days in the winter months.

During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world's rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbred racehorses.

Although horse racing started in the seventeenth century, high-level horse racing didnt come to Illinois until 1909.

THE ONE IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT GAMBLING is that there is no guaranteed way to win all the time.

Dos aficionados impenitentes, con unos treinta años de diferencia entre ellos y que en un tiempo frecuentaron el Hipódromo La Rinconada de la ciudad de Caracas, tejieron una relación extraña pero no menos entrañable en medio de la cual el mayor le contó al más joven el país que vio pasar desde la Tribuna B de aquel coso señorial, relatos aquellos donde las gestas de la hípica nacional coincidían con momentos trascendentales de la historia contemporánea de Venezuela y del Caribe.