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AINTREE THE HISTORY OF THE RACECOURSE
John Pinfold
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Description for AINTREE THE HISTORY OF THE RACECOURSE
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, COLOUR & B/W PHOTS & DIAGRAMS. BIC Classification: WSN. .
Each year, for a few hours on a Saturday afternoon in April, Aintree Racecourse becomes the focus of the sporting world and the stage of the world's greatest steeplechase, the Grand National. More than 70,000 spectators at the course along with a global live broadcast audience of millions thrill to the spectacle of 40 horses and their riders racing over the world's most famous steeplechase course.There have been many accounts of the Grand National, but this book, Aintree, tells the story of the iconic racecourse from its early days as a flat racing venue, through William Lynn's inspired inauguration of ... Read more
Each year, for a few hours on a Saturday afternoon in April, Aintree Racecourse becomes the focus of the sporting world and the stage of the world's greatest steeplechase, the Grand National. More than 70,000 spectators at the course along with a global live broadcast audience of millions thrill to the spectacle of 40 horses and their riders racing over the world's most famous steeplechase course.There have been many accounts of the Grand National, but this book, Aintree, tells the story of the iconic racecourse from its early days as a flat racing venue, through William Lynn's inspired inauguration of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CENTRAL BOOKS
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1562g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Newport, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909339712
SKU
V9781909339712
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-2
About John Pinfold
After more than thirty years working in higher education, first at the London School of Economics and then at Rhodes House, Oxford, John Pinfold is now an independent historian based in Oxford. Brought up in Liverpool, he saw his first Grand National in 1967, and has witnessed at first hand all but two of the subsequent renewals of the world's ... Read more
Reviews for AINTREE THE HISTORY OF THE RACECOURSE
The racing book of the year John Randall, Racing Post; John Pinfold's detailed and well-illustrated work will surely become the book of reference on Grand National history. Robin Oakley, The Spectator; www.spectator.co.uk/2016/04/i-managed-to-miss-out-on-the-glory-of-cheltenham-financially-anyway; In short, it is the only book that you need on this subject on your shelf. Turf Times.