Mr Darley's Arabian: High Life, Low Life, Sporting Life: A History of Racing in 25 Horses by Christopher McGrath
$22.99 AUD
Category: Horses
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in Yorkshire. But he turned out to be far more than ...Show more
Winx : The Authorised Biography by Andrew Rule
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Category: Horses
In Winx: Greatest of all Racehorses, Andrew Rule, her owners, her breeder, her trainer and her rider tell the real story behind the story of the world's greatest racehorse.
Manikato 'The Man' by Adam Crettenden
$34.99 AUD
Category: Horses | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
A champion racehorse, Manikato won races at the elite level over six seasons through the late 1970s and early 1980s and became the first Australian sprinter to earn $1 million in prize money. But once getting to the top echelon of racing as a two-year-old, his life endured twists and turns that continua ...Show more
Legends of the track: Australia's champion jockeys and trainers by Alan Whiticker
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Category: Horses
In Legends of the Track: Australia's champion jockeys and trainers, best-selling author Alan Whiticker tells the stories of 25 modern-era horse racing greats. This book celebrates the careers of champions trainers such as Bart Cummings, Tommy Smith, Colin Hayes, Gai Waterhouse, Lee Freedman and Chris W ...Show more
Best Australian Racing Stories by Jim Haynes
$29.99 AUD
Category: Horses
Ever since he was a kid, Jim Haynes has been captivated by the exciting and colorful world of horse racing. Whether it's the love of a satin-coated thoroughbred, the scurrying touts and coat-tuggers, the surge of a last minute betting plunge in the ring, or the thrill of a close-fought finish that takes ...Show more
The Story of Black Caviar by Andrew Eddy
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Category: Horses
A celebration of the quickest horse ever clocked in Australian racing...
Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey by Patrick Bartley
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Category: Horses
'Roy's been an inspiration, an icon and a legend. His legacy will live on forever.' Damien Oliver A great jockey and an even better bloke, Roy Higgins was such a revered figure of the Australian turf that his televised funeral took place at Flemington in the mounting yard with racing royalty in attendan ...Show more
Valegro: Champion Horse by Carl Hester
$39.99 AUD
Category: Horses
Valegro is nothing short of a world-wide phenomenon, a horse who has taken the sporting world by storm. In an unprecedented career, he has gone from rejection to concurrent Olympic, World and European Gold and a World No 1 ranking - leaving a trail of broken World records in his wake. From gangly youngs ...Show more
Bruce Postle: At the Track by Bruce Postle
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Category: Horses
‘What a great photographer can do is capture a moment - freeze it in time so that it lives forever." - Les CarlyonAt the Track showcases 155 of Bruce Postle’s greatest images from more than 50 years covering events at racetracks across the country. These photographs display the colour and character of h ...Show more
Pumper by Jim Cassidy
$39.99 AUD
Category: Horses
'Just what you'd expect from the master horseman they called Pumper: cheeky, funny, brash, unrepentant...a rollicking good read.' Les CarlyonChampion Jockey Jim Cassidy is the ultimate 'colourful racing identity'.In a stellar 38-year career, 'The Pumper' won 104 Group 1 races, including two Melbourne Cu ...Show more
A Horse Called Mighty: The Might and Power Story by Helen Thomas
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Category: Horses
Might and Power was a giant in a golden era of exceptional racehorses- the horse of a lifetime for owner Nick Moraitis, the horse of hope for trainer Jack Denham, and the horse of redemption for jockey Jim Cassidy. Despite his awkward galloping style, few thoroughbreds could match Might and Power's sus ...Show more
The Story of the Melbourne Cup : Australia's Greatest Race by Stephen Howell
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Category: Horses
The Story of the Melbourne Cup - Australia's Greatest Race is a beautiful coffee-table book produced after three years of planning, research and writing by racing's best contributors.This commemorative publication covers the key events of the Melbourne Cup - from its conception as an Australia-only race ...Show more