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Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing

Author : Dr Joyce Kay
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113576266X
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing written by Dr Joyce Kay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing offers an innovative approach to one of Britain's oldest sports. While it considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars, it also devotes significant space to neglected areas. Entries include: social, economic and political forces that have influenced racing controversial historical and current issues legal and illegal gambling, and racing finance the British impact on world horseracing history and heritage of horseracing links between horse racing and the arts, media and technology human and equine biographies venues associated with racing horseracing websites The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing provides a unique source of information and will be of great interest to sports historians as well as all those whose work or leisure brings them into the world of racing.

Champion Jump Horse Racing Jockeys

Author : Neil Clark
Publisher : White Owl
ISBN 13 : 1526769867
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Champion Jump Horse Racing Jockeys written by Neil Clark and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2021-10-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘It’s one of the real sports that’s left to us: a bit of danger and a bit of excitement, and the horses, which are the best thing in the world.' HM The Queen Mother on National Hunt racing. This book traces how much National Hunt racing has changed since 1945- and also how Britain has changed too. The advent of motorways has made travel easier and racecourse safety has improved but the challenges for jump jockeys -the bravest of the brave- remain. It covers some of the biggest stories in jump racing over the last seventy-five years, including the dramatic collapse of Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National and the incredible exploits of three-times Grand National winner Red Rum. But it also contains lots of fascinating stories which the reader will not be so aware of, of trainers and horses long forgotten.

Sixty Years of Jump Racing

Author : Robin Oakley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472935128
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Sixty Years of Jump Racing written by Robin Oakley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. .

Amateurs and Professionals in Post-War British Sport

Author : Dilwyn Porter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113530730X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Amateurs and Professionals in Post-War British Sport written by Dilwyn Porter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pressures and demands of professionalism and commercialization have transformed Britain's sports. At the end of the 20th century sports have been packaged and marketed as mass entertainment for a national or even international audience. This volume explores different facets of this phenomenon.

Saturday Gambler

Author : Gary Twynam
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326832913
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Saturday Gambler written by Gary Twynam and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to gamble better: This book is a step-by-step guide to betting profitably on the horses. It shows you how to: Choose the right races to study Shortlist likely winners Assess various handicapping factors Price up races accurately Identify any value Choose the right bets for that race Stake the optimal amount Manage your bank Deal with psychological factors Originally written in 2002, this edition includes an updated introduction for 2016 and an additional chapter.

Numbers and Narratives

Author : Wray Vamplew
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351797476
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Numbers and Narratives written by Wray Vamplew and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume argues for a more quantitative, economic and theoretical approach to sports history. The author notes that sport can have peculiar economics as in no other industry do rival businesses have to cooperate to produce a sellable output. He also demonstrates, via a case study of early gate-money football in Scotland, that sports producers were not always seeking profits, and often put winning games and trophies ahead of making money. Another analysis examines how industrialisation affected sport, how sport became an industry in its own right and how the workplace became a major provider of sports facilities. A look at third sector economics highlights how the popularity of football provided an ideal vehicle for charity fundraising. The book observes that most sports participants are amateurs but at the elite level the paid player has a key role, and this is assessed through case studies of the jockey and the golf professional. Finally, the author discusses and evaluates various theories relating to the historical development of the sports club. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics.

Careers Working with Animals

Author : Allan Shepherd
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780749436445
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Careers Working with Animals written by Allan Shepherd and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a veterinarian's annual salary? What is it like to work as a vet nurse, in agriculture or for an animal welfare or conservation charity? Do you love working with dogs but don't know whether you should work at a kennel, for the Canine Defence League, as a dog warden, guard dog trainer, guide dog or hearing dog trainer or even for the Royal Army Veterinary Corps? Careers Working with Animals is the ultimate guide for those who love animals and are at the early stages of considering their career options. It covers qualifications and training requirements and includes advice on where to study plus websites, contact details and other useful information to help you succeed in this competitive industry. In addition, it discusses the future of animal work and features tips for getting a job and useful checklists to make the career choice and job search as easy as possible.

Warriors on Horseback

Author : John Carter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472911520
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Warriors on Horseback written by John Carter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the prestigious Dr. Tony Ryan literary prize, awarded to the author of the best book on any aspect of thoroughbred horse racing. A remarkable and riveting insight into the lives of jockeys. Jockeys who earn a living race riding on racehorses are a incredible group. They are fiercely competitive on the racecourse but enjoy a tribal kinship in the weighing room. The minimum requirements for long-term success are courage, skill, athleticism and an intuitive understanding of how to 'get a tune' out of a horse. This book celebrates these warriors on horseback, both the old and the new, highlighting the headline performers for jump racing and flat racing in the last five centuries – male and female and from around the globe - as well as taking the reader on a behind-the-scenes look at the lifestyle of professional jockeys in the 21st century.The book takes a tour of Aintree's weighing room, tracks a day in the life of a Derby-winning jockey and investigates the twin challenges faced by jockeys: inevitable injuries and 24/7 weight management. The book also looks back at historical events where jockeys have made the headlines, including: the scandal of jockey Sam Chifney, Lord Bunbury and the Prince of Wales; Captain Becher and his attempt to negotiate Aintree's formidable fences during the Grand National's inaugural running; Fred Archer, who committed suicide in the mists of mental and physical misery; Red Pollard's partnership with the great American horse, Seabiscuit; Bob Champion, who recovered from cancer to win the Grand National, and Frankie Dettori's magnificent seven wins in one day at Ascot. Dettori is just one of the more recent jockeys featured; others include Lester Piggott, Bill Shoemaker, Scobie Breasley, Julie Krone, John Francome and Tony McCoy. The book features quotes and insights from eminent jockeys and racing insiders, people who know the profession and the sport; and is illustrated with captivating images from the world of horseracing. Foreword by Bob Champion MBE, former jump jockey and Grand National winner.

My Sporting Heroes

Author : Ian Botham
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1845969030
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book My Sporting Heroes written by Ian Botham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In My Sporting Heroes, one of the country's great sportsmen, Sir Ian Botham, draws up his template of what he believes makes a true sporting hero. Botham singles out the ten qualities he believes are the basic elements in any true sportsperson - bravery, passion, composure, determination, skill, leadership, instinct, dedication, humour and compassion - then highlights the sportsmen and women who he believes best demonstrate each quality, backing up his selection with personal anecdotes of his time spent with them or watching them in action. Covering a wide variety of sports and discussing admired athletes of both the past and present, from Ian Woosnam, Paul Gascoigne and Jonathan Davies to Joe Calzaghe, Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray, My Sporting Heroes is a lively celebration of exactly what makes a true sporting legend - from someone who knows a thing or two about it!

Skewed to the Right

Author : Amy Izycky
Publisher : Phoenix Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1800130473
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Skewed to the Right written by Amy Izycky and published by Phoenix Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The demands of the high-performance athlete are huge, with many celebrated for their achievements, and put on a pedestal for admired personality traits such as discipline, sacrifice, commitment, and focus. This book seeks to explore the celebrated traits of the high-performance athlete and, by doing so, to increase awareness of the vulnerability that such traits also present. Through discussion with professional sports people and presentation of their own personal stories the book explores obsessionality, masochism, and focus, and how these characteristics can enhance performance on the field yet hinder life off it and may even develop into clinically diagnosable mental health difficulties. In psychology, assessments are based on statistical phenomena; the title Skewed to the Right is based on the 'bell curve' that is shown through a graph whereby the majority sit in the middle with a few clusters at either on of the extremes. The suggestion is that elite athletes are 'skewed to the right' on a number of key traits that put them between the 'general' population and those with a clinical diagnosis. The book opens with an exploration of weight-restricted sport and how making weight is achieved through practices that become culturally acceptable in the sporting world yet would be seen to be classified as clinically diagnosable eating disorders in the medical world. It then moves on to personality traits that help and hinder - those skewed to the right: masochism, obsessionality, and focus. Part 3 looks at one trait skewed to the left - acceptance - that many sportspeople struggle with. The book closes with a section exploring points of vulnerability for all athletes and ends with a look at where we can go from here. The aim of the book is to increase social awareness of the reality of life for the successful high-performance athlete and the challenging dynamics that exist in sporting culture today. It will be of interest to psychologists, psychotherapists, trainees, and anyone with an interest in sporting culture.

Jumping to Conclusions

Author : Christina Jones
Publisher : Headline Accent
ISBN 13 : 1783756829
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Jumping to Conclusions written by Christina Jones and published by Headline Accent. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final instalment in the addictively charming The Milton St John Trilogy! Readers LOVE Christina Jones' enthralling tales! 'As feel-good and cosy as a goosedown duvet' JILL MANSELL 'Awesome page turner by an author who never fails to enthral me. Fantastically written, the book is lethally addictive!' ***** Reader review 'This woman is absolutely amazing, draws you in so you keep on reading whenever you can' ***** Reader review 'Brilliant, could not put this book down!!' ***** Reader review 'Loved it and didn't want it to end!' ***** Reader review 'Another brilliant read I have to read more from Christina jones!' ***** Reader review ___________________________________________________ No-one ever promised that falling in love was going to be easy... Jemima Carlisle's father lost their home, their money, and even her mother through his gambling addiction, so it's hardly surprising that his daughter hates everything to do with horseracing with a passion. Opening a bookshop in Milton St John, a village right in the middle of all the biggest race training yards in the country, isn't the brightest thing she's ever done. The bookshop suddenly becoming the focus for village intrigue doesn't exactly help matters, but when Jemima falls for jump jockey and lady-killer Charlie Somerset, she quickly learns that jumping to conclusions is bound to end in disaster... ___________________________________________________ Love Christina Jones' captivating novels? Then check out the fabulously joyful Summer at Sandcastle Cottage and Christmas at Sandcastle Cottage. You won't be disappointed!

Sports around the World [4 volumes]

Author : John Nauright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2668 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Sports around the World [4 volumes] written by John Nauright and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 2668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice provides a unique, global overview of sports and sports cultures. Unlike most works of this type, this book provides both essays that examine general topics, such as globalization and sport, international relations and sport, and tourism and sport, as well as essays on sports history, culture, and practice in world regions—for example, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Oceania—in order to provide a more global perspective. These essays are followed by entries on specific sports, world athletes, stadiums and arenas, famous games and matches, and major controversies. Spanning topics as varied as modern professional cycling to the fictional movie Rocky to the deadly ball game of the ancient Mayans, the first three volumes contain overview essays and entries for specific sports that have been and are currently practiced around the world. The fourth volume provides a compendium of information on the winners of major sporting competitions from around the world. Readers will gain invaluable insights into how sports have been enjoyed throughout all of human culture, and more fully comprehend their cultural contexts. The entries provide suggestions for further reading on each topic—helpful to general readers, students with school projects, university students and academics alike. Additionally, the four-volume Sports Around the World spotlights key charismatic athletes who have changed a sport or become more than just an outstanding player.

The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm

Author : Stephen Wagg
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030728269
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm written by Stephen Wagg and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks historically at the harm that has been inflicted in the practice of sport and at some of the issues, debates and controversies that have arisen as a result. Written by experts in history, sociology, sport journalism and public health, the book considers sport and injury in relation to matters of social class; gender; ethnicity and race; sexuality; political ideology and national identity; health and wellbeing; childhood; animal rights; and popular culture. These matters are, in turn, variously related to a range of sports, including ancient, pre- and early industrial sports; American football; boxing; wrestling and other combat sports; mountaineering; horseracing; cycling; motor racing; rugby football; cricket; association football; baseball; basketball; Crossfit; ice hockey; Olympic sports; Mixed Martial Arts; and sport in an imagined dystopian future.

Issues in Critical and Emergency Medicine: 2011 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464964300
Total Pages : 1701 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Issues in Critical and Emergency Medicine: 2011 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 1701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues in Critical and Emergency Medicine / 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Critical and Emergency Medicine. The editors have built Issues in Critical and Emergency Medicine: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Critical and Emergency Medicine in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Critical and Emergency Medicine: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

The Global Horseracing Industry

Author : Phil McManus
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415677319
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book The Global Horseracing Industry written by Phil McManus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars. They are also industries facing serious challenges, from the rise of alternative forms of leisure gambling to concerns about the ethical treatment of animals in all equestrian sports. This book offers a broad-ranging examination of the contemporary horseracing industry, from geographical, economic, social, ethical and environmental perspectives. The book draws on in-depth, mixed-method research into the racing and breeding industries in the US, Australia, the UK, Canada and New Zealand, and includes comparative material on other key racing centres, such as Ireland, Singapore and Hong Kong. It explores the economic structure of the global racing business, including comparisons with other major international sport businesses and other equestrian sports. It examines the social and cultural roots of the sport through its association with, and impact on, rural places, communities and environments from Kentucky to Newmarket – highlighting racing’s particular blend of tradition and scientific and technological innovation. The book also explores the ethical issues at the heart of horseracing, from reproduction to the use of the whip, and the inescapable tension between the horse as an instrumentally valuable commodity and the horse as an intrinsically valuable animal with needs and interests. The Global Horseracing Industryconcludes by considering alternative futures for this major international sports business. The book is illuminating reading for anybody with an interest in sport, business, cultural geography, animal studies, or environmental studies.

Kings of the Saddle

Author : Brian O'Connor
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781312125
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book Kings of the Saddle written by Brian O'Connor and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent retirement of Mick Kinane, doyen of flat racing jockeys whose swansong was his 2009 Classic victories on the great Sea the Stars, reminded us once again how many of the greatest jockeys in racing, over jumps as well as on the flat, hail from Ireland. Brian O’Connor is the experienced racing correspondent of the Irish Times, and his survey of the twelve finest jockeys currently riding in Ireland (six on the flat, six National Hunt) was acclaimed in hardback by both the racing press and the Irish media. He interviewed most of the featured jockeys specially for the book, and provides a truly intimate insight into what has made them great race riders, and what inspires their continuing hunger to succeed at the very top. The full list of jockeys covered is: On the Flat: Michael Kinane, John Murtagh, Jamie Spencer, Kieren Fallon, Pat Smullen and Kevin Manning. Over Jumps: Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty, Tony McCoy, Paul Carberry, Timmy Murphy and Nina Carberry.

The Racing Tribe

Author : Kate Fox
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351475568
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book The Racing Tribe written by Kate Fox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is generally assumed that anthropologists do their research in remote and uncomfortable parts of the world--places with monsoons, mud huts, and malaria. In this volume, social anthropologist Kate Fox has taken on an altogether more enjoyable assignment, the study of the arcane world of British horseracing. For Fox, field research meant wandering around racetracks in a pink hat and high heels (standard tribal costume) rather than braving killer insects and primitive sanitation. Instead of an amorphous racing crowd, the author finds a complete subculture with its own distinctive customs, rituals, language and etiquette. Among the spectators, she identifies Horseys, Addicts, Anoraks, Pair-Bonders, Day-Outers, Suits, and Be-Seens--all united by remarkable friendliness and courtesy. Among the racing professionals, the tribal structure includes Warriors (jockeys), Shamans (trainers), Scribes (journalists), Elders (officials and stewards) and Sin-Eaters (bookies). Fox includes witty and incisive descriptions of the many strange ceremonies and rituals observed by racegoers--the Circuit Ritual, Ritual Conversations ("What do you fancy in the next?") , Celebration Rituals, the Catwalk Ritual, and Post-Mortem Rituals (naturally, a horse never loses a race because it's too slow)--and their special codes of behavior such as the Modesty Rule, the Collective Amnesia Rule, and the Code of Chivalry. The Racing Tribe is also a refreshingly candid account of anthropological fieldwork, including all the embarrassing mistakes, hiccups, short-cuts and guesswork that most social scientists keep very quiet about.