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Tales from the Turf: Reflections from a Life in Horseracing
Robin Oakley
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Description for Tales from the Turf: Reflections from a Life in Horseracing
Hardcover. Robin Oakley shares 40 years' worth of stories and anecdotes from his life as one of Britain's best-known turf enthusiasts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
Britain and Ireland's Top 100 Racehorses of All Time author Robin Oakley takes us on a canter through the colourful world of horseracing.
Join him as he shares evocative personal stories of being there at racing legends' key moments, such as Frankie Dettori riding seven winners in a day at Ascot. He debates whether jockeys are sportsmen or masochists - jump jockeys can expect a fall on average every 13 rides - and reminisces about unusual achievements, including trainer Sirrell Griffith's Cheltenham Gold Cup win after milking his 100 cows that morning.
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Product Details
Publisher
Corinthian
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Shepreth, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906850661
SKU
V9781906850661
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-82
About Robin Oakley
Robin Oakley OBE is a European Political Editor at CNN International and was BBC Political Editor.
Reviews for Tales from the Turf: Reflections from a Life in Horseracing
A gallop through Oakley's racing life ... Tales from the Turf is probably the book Oakley has most enjoyed writing, and it shows. The pace is unrelenting.
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