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A sport based on one animal sitting on top of another and trying (usually) to be the first pair to reach a wooden stick is a curiosity in itself. So it's no surprise that horseracing is full of curiosities.
The curiosities in this collection have been chosen to arouse interest. They are stories of those curious creatures - people, and of horses.
The curiosities are arranged in themes so that the reader can dip in and out, as the mood takes them. The collection should leave them with a benevolent view of an intriguing sport, if they didn't already have one.
About the author
DAVID ASHFORTH was twice voted Horserace Writer of the Year, he worked for
The Sporting Life and
Racing Post and, in the USA, was a columnist for the
Racing Times and
Daily Racing Form. He is also a talented author having written
Racing Crazy and
The Bluffers Guide to Horseracing.
Summary
Popular horseracing correspondent David Ashforth selects these fascinating curiosities of racing and arranged in themes so that the reader can dip in and out. Owners, jockeys, the horses, racecourses, officials, prizes, trainers and staff, racing journalists, betting, bookmakers, punters, skulduggery – all are covered in this delightful collection.
