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The Plate - 150 Years of Royal Tradition from Don Juan to the 2009 Winter (Hardcover): Louis E. Cauz, Beverley Smith The Plate - 150 Years of Royal Tradition from Don Juan to the 2009 Winter (Hardcover)
Louis E. Cauz, Beverley Smith
R1,147 R968 Discovery Miles 9 680 Save R179 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Queen's Plate was inaugurated, with royal blessing, on Wednesday, June 27, 1860, at the Carleton track in Toronto, located in bucolic surroundings near what is now the traffic-strangled southwestern corner of Keele and Dundas streets. There is no reason to believe that Queen Victoria was a wild-eyed devotee of horse racing. However, Her Majesty granted the petition of the little turf club in the boisterous Upper Canada community (the population of Toronto was 44,425) and offered as an annual prize, "a plate to the value of Fifty Guineas." And thus Canadian horse racing was established as "the sport of royalty." Today, the Queen's Plate is the first jewel in Canada's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and the longest continuously run stakes race in North America. It takes place every June, and the first-place purse is $1 million. The Plate is unquestionably Canada's most famous, one-day social and sporting event. This book explores the colourful history of the Queen's Plate through words and archival photographs.

Florida Equine Athlete - January 2022 (Paperback): Melissa Greer Florida Equine Athlete - January 2022 (Paperback)
Melissa Greer
R191 Discovery Miles 1 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ashforth's Curiosities of Horseracing (Hardcover): David Ashforth Ashforth's Curiosities of Horseracing (Hardcover)
David Ashforth
R640 R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Save R111 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Leren Paardrijden voor Kinderen en Beginners (Paperback): Paul van Dijk Leren Paardrijden voor Kinderen en Beginners (Paperback)
Paul van Dijk
R314 Discovery Miles 3 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unbreakable (Paperback): Richard Askwith Unbreakable (Paperback)
Richard Askwith 1
R459 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R85 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Discover a story that defies belief: National Velvet meets Downton Abbey with a splash of The Leopard. * LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR * Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Vast crowds have gathered to watch the Grand Pardubice steeplechase, Europe's most blood-curdling sporting test of manhood. With war looming, the race has a brutal political significance. The Nazis have sent the SS's all-conquering paramilitary horsemen to crush - yet again - the 'subhuman Slavs'. But Lata Brandisova, a silver-haired countess on a little golden mare, has other ideas... 'Heart-stopping reading' Clover Stroud, Daily Telegraph

Harness Racing in the Keystone State (Hardcover): Victoria Howard Harness Racing in the Keystone State (Hardcover)
Victoria Howard
R1,474 Discovery Miles 14 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Horses are on the Track - Poems and essays from the Rail Side and the Barn Side (Paperback): Oliver Cutshaw The Horses are on the Track - Poems and essays from the Rail Side and the Barn Side (Paperback)
Oliver Cutshaw
R601 Discovery Miles 6 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Winner: My Racing Life (Paperback): A.P. McCoy Winner: My Racing Life (Paperback)
A.P. McCoy 1
R396 R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Fully updated with a new chapter on A.P.'s knighthood, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award and his new role as a TV pundit When Tony 'A.P.' McCoy announced his retirement from racing, the shockwaves reverberated across the world of sport. With more than 4,300 winners to his name, McCoy seemed to be at the peak of his powers when he suddenly brought down the curtain on an extraordinary career. But then A.P. McCoy has always done things his way. In Winner: My Racing Life, AP reflects upon his unparalleled career, taking the reader from his humble beginnings in County Antrim to the emotional day at Sandown when horse racing bade a tearful farewell to arguably its greatest ever star. McCoy relates in forensic detail the process that led to his decision to retire, recalls some of his greatest rides, lifts the lid on his family life and looks ahead to a future no longer driven by the constant pursuit of victory. The result is a remarkable insight into the private and public life of a true winner.

Racing My Father - Growing Up with a Riding Legend (Paperback): Patrick Smithwick Racing My Father - Growing Up with a Riding Legend (Paperback)
Patrick Smithwick
R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ruthless Gene (Paperback): Sam O'Brien The Ruthless Gene (Paperback)
Sam O'Brien
R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
They're Off! - Horse Racing at Saratoga (Hardcover): Edward Hotaling They're Off! - Horse Racing at Saratoga (Hardcover)
Edward Hotaling
R1,264 R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Save R230 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Here, for the first time, is the story of how America's first national resort gave birth to, then nurtured, its first national sport, introducing the country to a parade of champions and their spectacular supporting characters. To experience this adventure is to see why the Saratoga Race Course, America's oldest major sports facility remains one of its most beloved and most successful. They're Off! is as much a social history as it is sports history. Edward Hotaling opens with a little-known visit by the first famous tourist, George Washington, who tried to buy the place he called "the Saratoga Springs". Soon the pursuit of happiness at our original vacationland helped redefine America. Even at the height of the Civil War, the country's first organized sport was launched on a national scale.

Money Horse - Written by Bookmaker turned professional punter Tim Russell (Paperback): Anthony Gibson, Tim Russell Money Horse - Written by Bookmaker turned professional punter Tim Russell (Paperback)
Anthony Gibson, Tim Russell
R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 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
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
STIRRUP STORIES and LAMBS' TALES - Country Days - and Nights - with Animals (Paperback): Anne Holland STIRRUP STORIES and LAMBS' TALES - Country Days - and Nights - with Animals (Paperback)
Anne Holland
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Stakes Were High - The Extraordinary Life of John Gully, from Bruiser and Bookie to Fine Old English Gentleman (Paperback):... The Stakes Were High - The Extraordinary Life of John Gully, from Bruiser and Bookie to Fine Old English Gentleman (Paperback)
Keith Baker
R303 R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The son of a poor butcher, John Gully rose to the height of Victorian respectability, whose death in ripe old age was mourned by all classes from paupers to princes. It's the story of an extraordinarily varied life - a bare knuckle fighter and champion of England, a publican, a hugely successful gambler, bookmaker, racehorse and colliery owner, and finally a Member of Parliament. Set at a time when fortunes were won and lost on the turn of a dice, Gully saw the greed and corruption, the rogues and rascals. Remarkable sporting characters of the age feature, such as William Crockford, the Betting Shark; the chivalrous prize fighter Henry Pearce; the mighty Tom Cribb, bare knuckle champion of the world; and Colonel Mellish, prolific gambler and finest of the Corinthians. Enemies saw Gully as a cunning man, a schemer who corrupted the betting world. To others he was a man with impeccable judgement and integrity, to whom royalty would trust their fortunes. The Stakes Were High is the fascinating story of his life.

Grondwerk met Paarden (Paardensport en Paardentraining) (Dutch, Paperback): Paul van Dijk Grondwerk met Paarden (Paardensport en Paardentraining) (Dutch, Paperback)
Paul van Dijk
R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Journey of Monomoy Girl (Paperback): W. G. Davis The Journey of Monomoy Girl (Paperback)
W. G. Davis
R215 Discovery Miles 2 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Florida Equine Athlete - December 2020 (Paperback): Melissa Greer Florida Equine Athlete - December 2020 (Paperback)
Melissa Greer
R207 Discovery Miles 2 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Horse Training - Beginner's Guide to Successfully Understanding and Training Your Horse (A Positive Approach to Training... Horse Training - Beginner's Guide to Successfully Understanding and Training Your Horse (A Positive Approach to Training Equines and Understanding Them and Groundwork Training for Horses) (Paperback)
Rodger Benning
R500 R408 Discovery Miles 4 080 Save R92 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How To Implement A UK Horse Racing System (Paperback): M C Horrocks How To Implement A UK Horse Racing System (Paperback)
M C Horrocks
R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Best Racehorses of 2020 Volume 2 (Paperback): Sieglinde Mcgee Best Racehorses of 2020 Volume 2 (Paperback)
Sieglinde Mcgee
R739 Discovery Miles 7 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Redzel King of the Everest (Paperback): Timothy Cheng Redzel King of the Everest (Paperback)
Timothy Cheng
R769 R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Save R126 (16%) 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
R862 R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Save R159 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dinky Becomes a Racehorse (Paperback): J. M. Chodkowski Dinky Becomes a Racehorse (Paperback)
J. M. Chodkowski; Illustrated by J. M. Chodkowski
R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Horse Coloring and Activity Book For Kids - A Funny Book with Over than 80 activities (Coloring, Mazes, Matching, counting,... Horse Coloring and Activity Book For Kids - A Funny Book with Over than 80 activities (Coloring, Mazes, Matching, counting, drawing and More !) - for Kids Ages (4-8 9-12) (Paperback)
Hadi Allani
R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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