During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world’s rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbred racehorses.
‘After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport’ LESTER PIGGOTT
‘An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller’ YORKSHIRE POST
‘Endearingly honest… a fastpaced, funny autobiography’ COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE
From the depths of their existential angst, these profound pooches ask some of the most pertinent questions of their time.
In horse racing greatness is defined by speed. Being the second fastest counts for little. You have to win. And win. And keep winning until every challenger of your generation is put to the sword. Of the twelve horses lined up on Newmarket Heath that 2011 day, one would do just that. And more. To become the greatest racehorse that has ever lived.
Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of amazing racecourses from five continents captured by some of the world’s greatest racing photographers.
A powerful novel of family life and human relationships set against the exciting background of a horseracing crime.
From the author of Unbroken – a major motion picture releasing in 2015 – this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.
‘A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.’
One midlife crisis, a horse and the diet of a lifetime
A powerful novel of family life and human relationships set against the exciting background of a horseracing crime.
