Author: Alan Whiticker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925946963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Track enthusiasts endlessly debate the question of who are the best racehorses across different eras.

Author: Paul Segar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646341330
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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Author: Jim Haynes
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1925266974
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 627

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Jim Haynes, Australia's favourite tale teller, loves the sport of kings as much as he loves Aussie yarns and bush verse. From country picnic tracks to the thoroughbred racecourses of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, from Archer to Black Caviar, from the mysterious punter Louis the Possum to the great trainer Bart Cummings, he brings these two great loves together in the biggest book of Australian racing stories ever. In these stories, full of the humour and romance of the track, Jim reminds us of the great champions, the tragedies, and the unique characters (equine and human) of racing. Here are stories of famous races and jockeys, touts and urgers, nose-to-nose battles and a rort or two, as well as country race meeting where anything can happen. This rich collection captures the heart and soul of the turf and reminds us exactly why a day at the races and having a punt are such an important part of the Australian spirit. Jim Haynes lives ten minutes' walk from Randwick Racecourse and his favourite television channel is Thoroughbred Central.

Author: Jennifer Stevens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975162071
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 91

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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 676

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Author: Matthew Benns
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1742755151
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Dapper horse trainer Les Samba was in Melbourne for the annual yearling sales when he turned down an Italian meal with racing contacts saying: "I have got to meet a bloke." Just hours later he was laying dead, in the middle of the road with blood pouring from five bullet wounds to his head and body. Racing in Australia has a dar.

Author: Roland Perry
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743430302
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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An epic yarn based on the true story of a great Australian war horse who rode with bravery and valour at Gallipoli, the desert campaigns of Egypt, and Palestine.

Author: Geoff Armstrong
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1741158648
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 229

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Phar Lap's assault on the Melbourne Cup generated unprecedented excitement across the country. At the same time, it filled many bookmakers with dread a victory for the favourite would cost them plenty. He'd have to be stopped, whatever the cost. For the newspapers, the twin stories of sporting greatness and seedy corruption were a sensational cocktail. Readers lapped it up, while for the poor punters, suffering during the Great Depression, a Phar Lap triumph was their best hope of turning one quid into two. Melbourne Cup 1930 is the story of four days in November that became at the same time the most famous and infamous in Cup history. It began with a gunman, like something out of a Chicago gangster movie, apparently trying to kill Phar Lap on a quiet suburban street. With his life in danger and those closest to him terrified, the champion was spirited away to a secret location, while one of the city's most celebrated detectives searched for the culprits. Meanwhile, the other horses, owners, trainers and jockeys were preparing for the biggest race of their lives. Their many diverse stories and the memories they invoke of Cups gone by are an integral part of this unique tale. An hour before the jump, Phar Lap's whereabouts remained a mystery. Finally, he arrived at Flemington, to go almost immediately to the start as a huge crowd cheered him on. The police had been told to put men down the back of the track, in case the gunman tried one last time, but they now believed that the original assassination attempt might not have been all that it seemed. Nothing it appears could stop Phar Lap now

Author: Andrew Rule
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.
ISBN: 1760988359
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 323

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'If you want to bet on numbers, go to a casino. If you want theatre, go to the races.' - Les Carlyon All his life, Andrew Rule has watched racing's heroes and villains, dreamers and schemers. In Chance, he distils the daring, the desperation and danger of the track, peeling back some of racing's most famous and infamous moments, its celebrations and its secrets, the grittiness behind the glitz. There are stories of those who set the odds and those who take them, betting plunges planned more carefully than bank robberies, of tricky trainers, reckless jockeys and bold bookmakers. Tough and sometimes tender, dark and sometimes funny, Chance transcends the industry they call the sport of kings.

Author: Rem Plante
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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