Robin Oakley brings alive the colourful world of those who ride and
train jumping horses. With elegant production and gripping images
The History of Jump Racing chronicles the social and economic
changes which have brought the sport's ups and downs-like the
development of sponsorships and syndicate ownership, the near loss
of the Grand National, the growing domination of the Cheltenham
Festival and the growth of all-weather racing to meet the bookies'
demands for betting shop fodder. Pace and colour is provided by
stories of the horses who have been taken to the heart of racing
crowds, like the Irish-trained hurdler Istabraq and Best Mate, the
three-times winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup for England. Famous
rivalries and memorable races are re-lived and key victories
revisited in portraits of and interviews with the owners, jockeys
and trainers who have dominated the sport. The emphasis will be
largely on the past fifty years-from Arkle to Tony McCoy-but a
significant introduction by Edward Gillespie encapsulates the past
history of what was previously known as 'National Hunt Racing' and
sets the stories in context.
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