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.
Download or read book Racehorses in Australia written by Kenneth Austin and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Racehorses in Australia" by Kenneth Austin. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book The Thoroughbred written by Peter Willett and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The General Stud book written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing written by Andrew Lemon and published by . This book was released on 1988-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing written by Andrew Lemon and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing Volume Three is as much a history of Australia as a history of Australian thoroughbred horse racing. This book covers the social and political history of racing throughout Australia in the period 1939 to 2007, from war to equine influenza, totes and SP bookies to TAB corporations, champion horses, jockeys and trainers, scandals and glories, outback scrubbers to Bernborough, Tulloch and Makybe Diva...and literally a cast of thousands. Uniquely giving emphasis to the story in the smaller states as well as the larger and richer ones, the book also examines the turbulent recent history of the sport, or industry, in an attempt to demystify the jargon of privatization, rationalization and internationalization. Standing alone as a history of modern racing, it is also a sequel to Andrew Lemon's previous two volumes on the beginnings and the golden age of Australian racing, and is the long-awaited conclusion to the trilogy.Like volumes one and two - that have been updated and reissued with Volume Three, it is structured around Harold Freedman's History of Racing mural at Flemington - a sequence of seven enormous paintings based on the original research which is the foundation of this book. Scenes from the mural's final two panels are beautifully reproduced throughout this volume, supplemented by dozens of photographs and the works of other artists. The mural, twenty years after its completion, perhaps only now is beginning to be recognized as a master work. In its own intricate detail it conveys something of the richness and complexity of the sport and the beauty of Australian horse racing in its fi rst two hundred years. Book and mural were conceived together and now the saga reaches its conclusion.
Download or read book Drongo written by Bruce Walkley and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just about everyone knows what a drongo is - the human not the bird variety. It s what you re likely to be called by your Australian mates if you re a bit of a dill, a loser even. It comes from the racehorse Drongo, who in the 1920s couldn t win a race in 37 attempts, but the animal s saving grace was that the losses were in good company on good racetracks. He came second in the 1923 Victoria Derby. So, Drongo the racehorse was no drongo. Instead, he was perhaps the greatest loser the equine world has seen. How he came on the Australian racing scene reads like a work of fiction, in a story that had its beginnings after the actress Lillie Langtry, one of King Edward VII s many mistresses when he was Prince of Wales, became obsessed with the high quality of Australian racehorses. And that s just for starters... Follow Drongo s journey, set against the backdrop of the roaring 20s, as we celebrate the 90th anniversary of his Derby loss.
Download or read book The American Stud Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing full pedigree of all the imported thorough-bred stallions and mares, with their produce.
Download or read book Fixed written by Matthew Benns and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2012 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dapper horse trainer Les Samba was in Melbourne for the annual yearling sales when he turned down an Italian meal with racing contacts saying: "I have got to meet a bloke." Just hours later he was laying dead, in the middle of the road with blood pouring from five bullet wounds to his head and body. Racing in Australia has a dar.
Download or read book Phar Lap written by Geoff Armstrong and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book studies the many mysteries of Phar Lap's career, including the infamous shooting that occurred just days before his great triumph in the 1930 Melbourne Cup. The book examines the way an emerging media played its part in building the legend. The authors provide an analysis of his previously unexplained death in North America and explain why Phar Lap is much more than a racehorse.
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.
Download or read book The Fine Cotton Fiasco written by Peter Hoysted and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brisbane, 1984. It all started with a simple plan to secretly swap a mediocre horse with a faster one, and rake in the cash with a few well-placed bets. What could possibly go wrong? In The Fine Cotton Fiasco, Peter Hoysted and Pat Sheil brilliantly tell the scarcely believable tale of how - through a combination of horrendous mismanagement, terrible judgement and comically bad luck - the scheme gradually unravelled. How did a horse with white painted socks dripping onto the turf come to hold the hopes of punters across Australia and beyond? How was a supposedly secret plan so widely advertised that even the Queensland Commissioner of Police placed a bet? And how much of a cover-up ensued in the aftermath of this absolute debacle? The story of Fine Cotton is the stuff of Australian legend. It features hardcore crims, likeable rogues and a supporting cast that ranged from the hapless to the hopeless - with some entirely innocent bystanders thrown in for good measure. Not every crazy scheme cooked up by a couple of inmates in Boggo Road Gaol would culminate in a story that will be told across the nation for the next hundred years. But this one did.
Download or read book Shannon written by Jessica Owers and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2014 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary life of Australia's first international racehorse, from creating new records in Australia to his life in California, where he won the Hollywood Gold Cup In wartime Sydney, a small and weedy racehorse kicked his way through the top tier of Australian racing. He was Shannon, one of the fastest horses the nation had ever seen. Between 1943 and 1947, Shannon broke record after record with his garrulous jockey Darby Munro. When they sensationally lost the Epsom Handicap by six inches, they forever were stamped by the race they didn't win. Sold in August 1947 for the highest price ever paid at auction for an Australian thoroughbred, Shannon ended up in America. Through headline-snatching pedigree flaws, acclimatization, and countless hardships, he blitzed across the ritzy, glitzy racetracks of 1948 California. Smashing track records, world records, and records set by Seabiscuit, the Australian bolted into world fame with speed and courage that defied all odds. Long before Black Caviar, So You Think, and Takeover Target, Shannon was Australia's first international racehorse. Starring Hall of Fame trainers and jockeys, Hollywood lawyers, and legends Bernborough and Citation, this is his tremendous story.
Download or read book Horses in Australia written by Nicolas Brasch and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The horse has been an integral part of Australian history since the First Fleet brought the first horse to the country's shores. From the resilient workhorses of colonial Australia and the determined stockhorses rounding up livestock, to the champion racehorses that capture the country's imagination at every Melbourne Cup, horses have contributed to many of the great human feats in our history. Here, alongside 150 stunning images, Nicolas Brasch explores why horses have long been appreciated by Australians from all walks of life--and how they have been captured so strikingly by our photographers and artists.
Download or read book Brumby written by Kathryn Massey and published by Exisle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brumby holds a special place in the Australian psyche. Immortalised in films such as The Man from Snowy River and books like the Silver Brumby series, Brumbies epitomise the spirit of freedom and courage beloved by most Australians. Today, however, they face an uncertain future. Considered by some to be feral pests and increasingly marginalised in lands that have been their home for over a century, Brumbies need our support more than ever before if they are to be protected for the enjoyment of future generations. Bringing together breathtaking photographs of Brumbies in the wild as well as often thought-provoking and entertaining stories from people privileged enough to have encountered or worked with them personally, Brumby celebrates the beauty, strength and indomitable spirit of these amazing animals.
Download or read book The Best Australian Horse Racing Systems written by Jennifer Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Phar Lap written by Michael Reason and published by Museum Victoria. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phar Lap is one of Australia’s best-loved icons. The story of the gangly foal who became one of the greatest racehorses ever has captured Australians’ hearts for generations. Phar Lap: A True Legend, written by museum curator Michael Reason, has delighted and informed readers for the last five years. Now this fascinating story has been updated to include new evidence which finally reveals the reason behind the champion’s untimely death. Illustrated with archival images of the great horse, as well as colour images of many of the intriguing Phar Lap objects in the museum collection.
