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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Equestrian & animal sports > Horse racing
Red Rum's classic win in the 1977 Grand National is the stuff of
sporting legend. Red himself became a national treasure, and his
charismatic trainer - the redoubtable Ginger McCain - became a
sporting hero. While the public adored Ginger, there were those who
sniped that he was a one-horse trainer. All that changed 27 years
later when, in a thrilling race, Ginger won his fourth National
with Amberleigh House, equalling the record of Fred Rimmer. Once
again Ginger had taken the sporting world by storm. In the 70s, the
popularity of Red Rum and Ginger almost single-handedly saved the
great race when there were plans afoot to turn the track into a
housing estate. Ginger himself is a remarkable individual -
charming, forthright, not afraid to speak his mind and a hugely
entertaining raconteur. This is his story, at times funny, sad,
exciting and always captivating, told in his own inimitable style.
Horses In Training is a rarity. On the surface this book contains a
mass of tables and information on racing. However its timing, just
before the Cheltenham Festival and the start of the new Flat Season
is crucial. Perhaps it is the fact that after a long winter, the
early spring brings with it the hope of summer months of fabulous
racing. Which trainers' young hopefuls will turn into the the stars
they all dream of? The book lists, in alphabetical format, British,
Irish and French trainers, their horses, the owner and breeder of
each horse, foaling dates of two year olds, and the trainer's
address and phone numbers. Fully indexed, it has over 200 pages of
statistics.
The image of the Derby winner with his leg in plaster was broadcast
around the world. Alongside Mill Reef stood a baby-faced man who
had won the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and now the Derby.
He trained for the Queen and Queen Mother, and Lester Piggott,
Willie Carson and Frankie Dettori all rode for him, but where had
he come from and how had he got there? Ian Balding's story is one
of heartbreaking loss and outrageous good luck. He left Cambridge
without a degree but with a rugby blue, and became one of the
outstanding amateur sportsmen of his generation. Balding's
burgeoning talent was quickly noticed and he was soon running Peter
Hastings-Bass' stables at Kingsclere. Ian had no money and no
experience of running a business, but he learnt fast. In Making the
Running, Ian Balding reveals the pressure of maintaining the pace
and shares the highs and lows of the sport of kings.
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