Bibliograph

Horse racing's strangest tales, extraordinary but true stories from over 200 years of racing, Andrew Ward

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Label

Horse racing's strangest tales, extraordinary but true stories from over 200 years of racing, Andrew Ward

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography (pages 250-252)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Horse racing's strangest tales

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Andrew Ward

Series statement

Strangest series

Sub title

extraordinary but true stories from over 200 years of racing

Summary

This hilarious, sideways look at horse racing vividly recounts many of the strangest moments and oddest incidents from over 200 years of the sport's history. Andrew Ward recalls the time when spectators mounted two fallen horses and rode them to second and third places; the race which had to be re-run because the judge wasn't in his box at the finish; the ultrasonic binoculars that allegedly stunned a horse and unseated a jockey at Ascot, and many more

Target audience

adult

Classification