Encyclopedia Of British Horse Racing

Author : Dr Joyce Kay
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113576266X
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing written by Dr Joyce Kay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing offers an innovative approach to one of Britain's oldest sports. While it considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars, it also devotes significant space to neglected areas. Entries include: social, economic and political forces that have influenced racing controversial historical and current issues legal and illegal gambling, and racing finance the British impact on world horseracing history and heritage of horseracing links between horse racing and the arts, media and technology human and equine biographies venues associated with racing horseracing websites The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing provides a unique source of information and will be of great interest to sports historians as well as all those whose work or leisure brings them into the world of racing.

Author : Dr Joyce Kay
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1135762678
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing written by Dr Joyce Kay and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing offers an innovative approach to one of Britain's oldest sports. While it considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars, it also devotes significant space to neglected areas. Entries include: social, economic and political forces that have influenced racing controversial historical and current issues legal and illegal gambling, and racing finance the British impact on world horseracing history and heritage of horseracing links between horse racing and the arts, media and technology human and equine biographies venues associated with racing horseracing websites The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing provides a unique source of information and will be of great interest to sports historians as well as all those whose work or leisure brings them into the world of racing.

Author : Bill Mooney
Publisher : Carlton Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781844421275
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing written by Bill Mooney and published by Carlton Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing is an authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference on one of the world's most popular sports. The book tells the story of horse racing from its earliest beginnings to the present day. It provides essential information on all the top jockeys, owners, trainers and horses. Written by acknowledged authorities on the racing scene in the United States, UK, and Australia, and updated to the end of the 2005?06 winter season, this is the definitive work, with every page a visually exciting and information-packed celebration of the sport.

Author : Elwyn Hartley Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780906320396
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Horse written by Elwyn Hartley Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill Mooney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781741676617
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing written by Bill Mooney and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inception to the present day, with information on famous jockeys & trainers, famous horses, record-breaking races, Australian and international racing, and controversies.

Author : Elwyn Hartley Edwards
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Horse written by Elwyn Hartley Edwards and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1994 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the evolution of the horse, covering every major breed of horse and pony as well as their vital contributions to civilization in the wild, at work, at war and for entertainment.

Author : Bill Mooney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781780977652
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing written by Bill Mooney and published by . This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fifth edition, The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing is an authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference. The book tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inceptions to the present day. It provides essential information on all the top jockeys and the leading owners and trainers and the famous horses. Every personality (human and equine), event and issue of importance in the history of both flat racing and steeplechasing will be referred to somewhere in the book. In addition, the off-track world of racing will be explored through the chapters dealing with gambling, scandals and disasters, social and cultural aspects, media coverage and the business of the racing. Written by two acknowledged authorities on the racing scene, this book is the definitive work on "the horses", with every page a visually exciting and information-packed celebration of the sport. This book will be as invaluable to the fan who follows racing on television as it will be for the serious student, administrator and the media.

Author : Bill Mooney
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781847328663
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing written by Bill Mooney and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing is an authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference. The book tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inceptions to the present day. It provides essential information on all the top jockeys and the leading owners and trainers and the famous horses. Every personality (human and equine), event and issue of importance in the history of both flat racing and steeplechasing will be referred to somewhere in the book. In addition, the off-track world of racing will be explored through the chapters dealing with gambling, scandals and disasters, social and cultural aspects, media coverage and the business of the racing.

Author : Roger Mortimer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780354085366
Total Pages : 699 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing written by Roger Mortimer and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill Monney
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781787391277
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing written by Bill Monney and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its seventh edition, The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing is the authoritative and comprehensive illustrated reference to the sport. Written by three acknowledged authorities, this complete encyclopedia tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inceptions to the present day, with essential information on all the top jockeys, trainers, leading owners, and most celebrated horses. Every personality (human and equine), event and issue of importance in the history of both flat racing and steeplechasing appears, along with information on the off-track world, gambling, scandals, disasters, social and cultural aspects, media coverage, and the business of racing. Revised and updated to include the latest crop of equine superstars, including Golden Horn and US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, this visually dazzling book continues to be invaluable.