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Dancer's Image - The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby (Paperback): Milton C. Toby Dancer's Image - The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby (Paperback)
Milton C. Toby
R526 R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs to win the 94th Kentucky Derby. Yet the jubilation ended three days later for the owner, the jockey and the trainers who propelled the celebrated thoroughbred to victory. Amid a firestorm of controversy, Dancer's Image was disqualified after blood tests revealed the presence of a widely used anti-inflammatory drug with a dubious legal status. Over forty years later, questions still linger over the origins of the substance and the turmoil it created. Veteran turfwriter and noted equine law expert Milt Toby gives the first in-depth look at the only disqualification in Derby history and how the Run for the Roses was changed forever.

Churchill Downs - America's Most Historic Racetrack (Paperback): Kimberly Gatto Churchill Downs - America's Most Historic Racetrack (Paperback)
Kimberly Gatto
R534 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the late eighteenth century, in the bustling city streets of Louisville, began a tradition of thoroughbred racing that has transcended centuries. Follow Kimberly Gatto as she chronicles the history of the world's most famous racing venue, which revolutionized the "Sport of Kings" and created the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Clark Handicap races. Fans will enjoy the tales of various horses, from the early triumph of Ten Broeck over Mollie McCarthy to the Derby victory of the heroic Barbaro. Churchill Downs: America's Most Historic Racetrack recounts how various financial hardships, the introduction of parimutuel wagering, the construction of the famed twin spires and the age of television transformed Churchill Downs into the majestic track we recognize today.

A Racehorse Foal Born in the purple (Paperback): Douglas Cox A Racehorse Foal Born in the purple (Paperback)
Douglas Cox
R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Racing Post Desk Calendar 2021 (Paperback): Racing Post Racing Post Desk Calendar 2021 (Paperback)
Racing Post
R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Racing Post Desk Calendar is the perfect office accessory. It is a tent-folded, wiro-bound desk calendar featuring one month to view with the most up to date race meeting information in the UK and Ireland at the time of publication - jumps, flat and the all-weather. It also includes the principal races and bloodstock sales dates. Every month is illustrated with a superb colour photograph by Edward Whitaker or one of the Racing Post's award-winning photographers. It is great for your desk or side table as a quick reference and for adding key personal events.

Our Honest Charlie Wood (Paperback): Josephine Carr Our Honest Charlie Wood (Paperback)
Josephine Carr
R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Archery - Its Theory and Practice (Paperback): Horace A. Ford Archery - Its Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Horace A. Ford
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Archery, Its Theory and Practice (Paperback): Horace A. Ford Archery, Its Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Horace A. Ford
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Bressbee the Ice King (Paperback): Rebecca Walters Bressbee the Ice King (Paperback)
Rebecca Walters
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky (Paperback): Edwin, Jr. Ockerman Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky (Paperback)
Edwin, Jr. Ockerman
R534 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New York's Greatest Thoroughbreds - A Contemporary History (Hardcover): Allan Carter New York's Greatest Thoroughbreds - A Contemporary History (Hardcover)
Allan Carter
R819 R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Save R106 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Harness Racing in the Keystone State (Hardcover): Victoria Howard Harness Racing in the Keystone State (Hardcover)
Victoria Howard
R1,370 Discovery Miles 13 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Out of the Gate - What Inspires Us Drives Us Forward (Hardcover): Henrietta Pepper Out of the Gate - What Inspires Us Drives Us Forward (Hardcover)
Henrietta Pepper
R619 R562 Discovery Miles 5 620 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
STIRRUP STORIES and LAMBS' TALES - Country Days - and Nights - with Animals (Hardcover): Anne Holland STIRRUP STORIES and LAMBS' TALES - Country Days - and Nights - with Animals (Hardcover)
Anne Holland
R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Dressage in hand - What horses want you to know (Hardcover): Josepha Guillaume Dressage in hand - What horses want you to know (Hardcover)
Josepha Guillaume; Foreword by Sylvia Loch; Edited by Ralph Scheffer
R1,716 Discovery Miles 17 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
North American Sport Horse Breeder (Hardcover): Kathleen H Kirsan North American Sport Horse Breeder (Hardcover)
Kathleen H Kirsan
R1,346 Discovery Miles 13 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Help! I Bought a New Horse! - What First Time Horse Owners Need to Know About Grooming, Riding, Training, and Horse Care... Help! I Bought a New Horse! - What First Time Horse Owners Need to Know About Grooming, Riding, Training, and Horse Care (Hardcover)
Meredith Hill
R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Have a Horse... Now What - How Grooming, Training, Riding, and Equine Competitive Activities Can Build a Lifelong Bond... I Have a Horse... Now What - How Grooming, Training, Riding, and Equine Competitive Activities Can Build a Lifelong Bond (Hardcover)
Meredith Hill
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Taking Shergar - Thoroughbred Racing's Most Famous Cold Case (Hardcover): Milton C. Toby Taking Shergar - Thoroughbred Racing's Most Famous Cold Case (Hardcover)
Milton C. Toby
R725 R652 Discovery Miles 6 520 Save R73 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the Thoroughbred industry's most renowned stallions. Bred and raced by the Aga Khan IV and trained in England by Sir Michael Stoute, Shergar achieved international prominence in 1981 when he won the 202nd Epsom Derby by ten lengths -- the longest winning margin in the race's history. The thieves demanded a hefty ransom for the safe return of one of the most valuable Thoroughbreds in the world, but the ransom was never paid and Shergar's remains have never been found. In Taking Shergar: Thoroughbred Racing's Most Famous Cold Case, Milton C. Toby presents an engaging narrative that is as thrilling as any mystery novel. The book provides new analysis of the body of evidence related to the stallion's disappearance, delves into the conspiracy theories that surround the inconclusive investigation, and presents a profile of the man who might be the last person able to help solve part of the mystery. Toby examines the extensive cast of suspects and their alleged motives, including the Irish Republican Army and their need for new weapons, a French bloodstock agent who died in Central Kentucky, and even the Libyan dictator, Muammar al-Qadhafi. This riveting account of the most notorious unsolved crime in the history of horse racing will captivate serious racing fans and aficionados as well as entertain a new generation of horse racing enthusiasts.

A Nose in Front (Hardcover): Billy Pfister A Nose in Front (Hardcover)
Billy Pfister
R680 Discovery Miles 6 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Thoroughbred Cycles (Hardcover, Reprint ed.): Mark Cramer Thoroughbred Cycles (Hardcover, Reprint ed.)
Mark Cramer
R860 Discovery Miles 8 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Horses - This is us (Hardcover): Susana Conde Horses - This is us (Hardcover)
Susana Conde
R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Legacy of Lexington (Hardcover): Kathleen H Kirsan Legacy of Lexington (Hardcover)
Kathleen H Kirsan
R1,478 Discovery Miles 14 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Kenpo Karate Master Keys - The Art of Five Lines and Five Circles (Hardcover): Parent Douglas Kenpo Karate Master Keys - The Art of Five Lines and Five Circles (Hardcover)
Parent Douglas
R943 R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Save R139 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Spotted Wonder (Hardcover): The Tetrarch The Spotted Wonder (Hardcover)
The Tetrarch
R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Surviving the Unexpected - Fall safety training for horse riders (Hardcover): Lindsay E Nylund Surviving the Unexpected - Fall safety training for horse riders (Hardcover)
Lindsay E Nylund
R899 R774 Discovery Miles 7 740 Save R125 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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