The Channel Four Book of Racing - Hardcover

 
9780283999567: The Channel Four Book of Racing
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 028399956X ISBN 13: 9780283999567
Verlag: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1989

Inhaltsangabe

This illustrated handbook, introduced by Brough Scott, is a companion to the horse-racing coverage supplied by the very popular Channel Four racing team. The lure of horse racing has been felt for hundreds of years. Its cocktail of the beauty, speed and strength of the racehorse, the skills of trainer and jockey, the spice of betting and the fascination of breeding is a uniue sporting combination. But today racing is a huge and highly complicated business, with a language and lore of its own. "The Chennel Four Book of Racing" will explain some of its enthusiasts who experience the sport mainly through television or through the occasional day at the races and are looking to increase their knowldege of its history and to learn how it is run, in order to increase their enjoyment. Chapter by chapter, it looks at horses, courses, owners, trainers and jockeys, form and betting. It also reveals how to "read" a race - including how to anticipate jockeys' tactics and to recognize a horse whose performance suggests potential.

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This illustrated handbook, introduced by Brough Scott, is a companion to the horse-racing coverage supplied by the very popular Channel Four racing team. The lure of horse racing has been felt for hundreds of years. Its cocktail of the beauty, speed and strength of the racehorse, the skills of trainer and jockey, the spice of betting and the fascination of breeding is a uniue sporting combination. But today racing is a huge and highly complicated business, with a language and lore of its own. "The Chennel Four Book of Racing" will explain some of its enthusiasts who experience the sport mainly through television or through the occasional day at the races and are looking to increase their knowldege of its history and to learn how it is run, in order to increase their enjoyment. Chapter by chapter, it looks at horses, courses, owners, trainers and jockeys, form and betting. It also reveals how to "read" a race - including how to anticipate jockeys' tactics and to recognize a horse whose performance suggests potential.

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Verlag
Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
1989
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
028399956X
ISBN 13 
9780283999567
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
300
Herausgeber
Magee Sean
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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