Greg Miles: My Lucky is the biography of ‘The Voice of Australian Racing’ Greg Miles, a must-read for horse racing and sports enthusiasts with a foreword by Bruce McAvaney.
The Winners of America's Triple Crown of Horse Racing
In more than a century of American Thoroughbred racing, only thirteen horses have won the Triple Crown--the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes..Veteran turf writer and racing historian Edward L. Bowen takes us through the rich history of one of the most formidable and exciting challenges in all of sport.
Jack Spinty's booklet on Phar Lap from 1932 is augmented by Tom Thompson's locating Phar Lap's racing memorabilia - saddles, bridles, silks, race books and ephemera, fully illustrated.
This is the second edition of the classic on the history of British horse racing. It provides a detailed and far-ranging social and economic analysis of the major changes in British flat racing, in particular in the period between 1830 and 1939. Four major themes are explored. Firstly, the changing character and structure of the sport. Secondly, ......
The classic on the history of British horse racing - by the leading historian of sports history. It provides a detailed and far-ranging social and economic analysis of the major changes in British flat racing, in particular in the period between 1830 and 1939.