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Book Synopsis The Story of the Melbourne Cup by : Stephen Howell
Download or read book The Story of the Melbourne Cup written by Stephen Howell and published by . This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's Greatest Race celebrates the remarkable history of a wonderful horse race -- one of the world's most famous and enduring tests of a thoroughbred. This is a story of the risk takers and planners who have made a race into a cultural phenomenon; toffs and battlers; the genius trainers Cummings, de Mestre and Freedman; the marvellous riding skills of Lewis, White and Boss; the obsessives, the families, and the flukes; the dominance of the Kiwis and the sudden surge of northern invaders; and how the Melbourne Cup has evolved through boom times, wars and depression. The concept of a handicap race as a nation's greatest event is unique to Australia and the Melbourne Cup. It represents so much about its host nation -- a chance for all no matter the circumstances of birth or opportunity. This is as much a story about that growing nation as it is about its most famous event.
Download or read book Winners of the Melbourne Cup written by and published by Red Dog Books. This book was released on with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Melbourne Cup 1930 by : Geoff Armstrong
Download or read book Melbourne Cup 1930 written by Geoff Armstrong and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 19?? with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phar Lap's assault on the Melbourne Cup generated unprecedented excitement across the country. At the same time, it filled many bookmakers with dread a victory for the favourite would cost them plenty. He'd have to be stopped, whatever the cost. For the newspapers, the twin stories of sporting greatness and seedy corruption were a sensational cocktail. Readers lapped it up, while for the poor punters, suffering during the Great Depression, a Phar Lap triumph was their best hope of turning one quid into two. Melbourne Cup 1930 is the story of four days in November that became at the same time the most famous and infamous in Cup history. It began with a gunman, like something out of a Chicago gangster movie, apparently trying to kill Phar Lap on a quiet suburban street. With his life in danger and those closest to him terrified, the champion was spirited away to a secret location, while one of the city's most celebrated detectives searched for the culprits. Meanwhile, the other horses, owners, trainers and jockeys were preparing for the biggest race of their lives. Their many diverse stories and the memories they invoke of Cups gone by are an integral part of this unique tale. An hour before the jump, Phar Lap's whereabouts remained a mystery. Finally, he arrived at Flemington, to go almost immediately to the start as a huge crowd cheered him on. The police had been told to put men down the back of the track, in case the gunman tried one last time, but they now believed that the original assassination attempt might not have been all that it seemed. Nothing it appears could stop Phar Lap now
Book Synopsis The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery by : Arthur W. Upfield
Download or read book The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery written by Arthur W. Upfield and published by ETT Imprint. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melbourne during the depression. A seedy, corrupt city. Someone has struck at the heart of Australia's soul: they have killed the horse that would have won the Melbourne Cup. For what motive? Profit, blackmail, a betting scam? Only Tom Pink, the rider of the murdered horse can find out. Tom, born into the underworld he now tries to defeat, exposes graft and blackmail that reaches to the upper echelons of Melbourne society. His life and the lives of those he holds close will never be the same again. The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery, written in 1933, a year after the mysterious death of Phar Lap (winner of the 1930 Melbourne Cup) is a previously lost classic of Australian crime fiction.
Download or read book Cup Day written by Maurice Cavanough and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Shimmer of Silk by : Robert Percy Whitworth
Download or read book Shimmer of Silk written by Robert Percy Whitworth and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis First Tuesday in November; the Story of the Melbourne Cup by : David Lee Bernstein
Download or read book First Tuesday in November; the Story of the Melbourne Cup written by David Lee Bernstein and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Life As I Know It by : Michelle Payne
Download or read book Life As I Know It written by Michelle Payne and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelle Payne rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. She and her 100-to-1 local horse Prince of Penzance took the international racing world by surprise but hers was no overnight success story. Michelle was first put on a horse aged four. At five years old her dream was to ride in the Melbourne Cup and win it. By seven she was doing track work. All of the ten Payne children learned to ride racehorses but Michelle has stayed the distance. She has ridden the miles, done the dawn training, fallen badly and each time got back on the horse. So when she declared that anyone who said women couldn’t compete in the industry could ‘get stuffed’, the nation stood up and cheered. Michelle has the audacity to believe she can succeed against all the odds. Her story is about hope triumphing over adversity, and how resilience and character made a winner.
Book Synopsis Melbourne Cup Winners by : Brian De Lore
Download or read book Melbourne Cup Winners written by Brian De Lore and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Archer's Melbourne Cup by : Vashti Farrer
Download or read book Archer's Melbourne Cup written by Vashti Farrer and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1861 and a major horse race is about to be run for the first time-the Melbourne Cup. Thirteen-year-old Robby Jenkins is working as a stablehand, and is convinced that his favourite horse, Archer, can win. Archer's Melbourne Cup tells the story of how one of Australia's iconic events began. It is also the story of a boy who dreams of being a top jockey-but does he have what it takes?
Download or read book Rosedale's Patrobas written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1915 Melbourne Cup was unique and auspicious. For the very first time, the winner - a plucky brown colt named Patrobas - was owned by a woman, Edith Widdis, from a farm near Rosedale, Victoria. Edith, mother of eight, intuitive horsewoman and clear-eyed businesswoman, drew the attention of a nation. The rising legend of the jockey and the chequered career of the trainer added colour to the result. Some took the sight of rose-pink silk charging up the outside as a portent of change. But the dominant hue of the day was khaki. Patrobas's triumphant 1915 racing season was played out against the backdrop of an unfolding and traumatic war, giving it a bitter-sweet poignancy. Patrobas was a brilliant, brave and tenacious stayer. The same can be said for Edith Widdis. This is the story of both of them.
Author :Frederick And Son Pub Woodhouse Publisher :Franklin Classics Trade Press ISBN 13 :9780353252974 Total Pages :104 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (529 download)
Book Synopsis A Record of the Melbourne Cup: Giving a Full Account of Every Race for the Cup by : Frederick And Son Pub Woodhouse
Download or read book A Record of the Melbourne Cup: Giving a Full Account of Every Race for the Cup written by Frederick And Son Pub Woodhouse and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Modern Melbourne Cup by : Danny Power
Download or read book The Modern Melbourne Cup written by Danny Power and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Melbourne Cup is 152 years old, but the changes in the race over the past 20 years have been the most significant in its history. No longer is it the race that stops a nation - now it s the race that captivates the world. This book covers Irishman Dermot Weld s ground-breaking win with Vintage Crop; the change in philosophy of the champion local trainers Bart Cummings and Lee Freedman; the French connection; Luca Cumani s lament; the Sheikh s quest; the growing influence of the Europeans; the demise of the Kiwis, and the amazing story of Dunaden. It is an in-depth study of the effects of the global interest in Australia s greatest race, featuring narratives from the key players.
Download or read book Bill the Bastard written by Roland Perry and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic yarn based on the true story of a great Australian war horse who rode with bravery and valour at Gallipoli, the desert campaigns of Egypt, and Palestine.
Book Synopsis Immortals of Australian Horse Racing by : Alan Whiticker
Download or read book Immortals of Australian Horse Racing written by Alan Whiticker and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track enthusiasts endlessly debate the question of who are the best racehorses across different eras.
Book Synopsis Terara, NSW, 1860-1861 by : Vashti Farrer
Download or read book Terara, NSW, 1860-1861 written by Vashti Farrer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1861 and a major horse race is about to be run for the first time-the Melbourne Cup. Thirteen-year-old Robby Jenkins is working as a stablehand, and is convinced that his favourite horse, Archer, can win. Archer's Melbourne Cup tells the story of how one of Australia's iconic events began. It is also the story of a boy who dreams of being a top jockey-but does he have what it takes?
Book Synopsis The Pocketbook of Aussie History by : Brendan Gullifer
Download or read book The Pocketbook of Aussie History written by Brendan Gullifer and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When was the first Melbourne cup, and which horse won? Who was the first woman to stand for federal parliament? Whats the second verse of ? Advance Australia Fair And why was Vegemite renamed Parwill in 1928? Here, in one handy reference, are the dates and deeds, the heroes and villains, the icons and famous words that have shaped our country ...
