No Place for a Girl - How One Female Jockey Broke into an Exclusive Men's Club

No Place for a Girl is the little-known but hugely inspirational story of pioneering woman jockey Karen Wiltshire's fight for acceptance in the male-dominated world of 1970s horseracing. Her obsession brought the reward she craved as she became the first female professional jockey to win a Flat race, beating her male counterparts.

About the author

Karen Wiltshire has collaborated with Nick Townsend to tell her story. Nick worked as a sportswriter at the Daily Mail and then The Independent on Sunday and has freelanced for publications such as The Sunday Times, Racing Post and Racing Ahead, for whom he still writes. His previous books include the co-authored autobiographies of Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Ben Ainslie, plus the best-selling Sure Thing: The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Wiltshire
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.10.2024
• EAN: 9781801509923
• ISBN: 978-1-80150-992-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 163 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 514 g
• Subject: Guides > Nature > Horses, riding