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1) Syndicate
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Chester Newton is a successful racehorse-syndicate organiser, and his company, Victrix Racing, is having its best year yet. When his prized horse Potassium wins the world-famous Epsom Derby, Chester is set to become the next big thing in British horse racing. But a phone call changes everything. Someone hiding behind a voice scrambler and an untraceable phone is demanding he fixes a race - and they're willing to go after Chester's family if he fails...
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Australian Freshman Sires 2020 reviews, a selection of stallions that entered stud in the 2020 season. This crop of stallions represent some of the most talented racehorses of their generation. They included a wide range of bloodlines and this book looks at how these lines suit the local broodmare population.
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Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are about 35,000-to-1. How did a former Chicago newspaper editor bring together the stallion and mare and breed the winner of the world's most famous and important horserace?
Jim Squires's “Horse of a Different Color” tells the story of his wild ride from absurdity to glory at the pinnacle of horseracing...
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"Gallop into Greatness: Mastering the Basics of Horse Riding for Beginners" is your comprehensive guide to entering the exciting world of horse riding with confidence and skill. Whether you're a complete novice or have minimal experience in the saddle, this book is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and techniques needed to embark on your riding journey.
Inside these pages, you'll discover a wealth of information covering everything...
5) Horse Tales
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JOHN A GIOVANNI has a B.A. in Economics and a M.A.T. in History from St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. He was employed by the Greater Amsterdam School District for 33 years. He was a seventh and eighth grade social studies teacher, and was the head varsity track and cross country coach at Amsterdam High School. He also served in various administrative positions including middle school assistant principal, high school assistant principal,...
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Hollers The Dodger is a story that will stay in your heart after reading the last word. He was a racehorse who raced in 'heaven' and then in hell. Hollers The Dodger takes you on a journey from the easy life of Cape Town's elite into the secretive underworld, where life-and-death struggles are the daily norm. This intense, fulfilling read will drag you deep into empty despair and dark desperation and invite you to feast on the richness of hope and...
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The great myth of horse racing is that the game is the regal and royal Sport of Kings. It isn't. Not by a long shot.
Anyone who doubts this need look no further than Suffolk Downs, a once-proud racecourse graced in its glory years by boisterous throngs and champions such as Seabiscuit. Now the blue-collar East Boston track is one of many that have fallen on hard times. These days "Sufferin' Downs" is where grizzled Thoroughbreds come to end their...
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Chasing Dreams: The True Story of the Youngest Female Tevis Cup Champion is the incredible, action-packed memoir of Sanoma Blakeley's 2019 Tevis Cup championship, won while riding her beloved horse Goober, and the tale of how she became the youngest woman to ever become a Tevis Cup champion. Beginning her endurance riding career at the age of seven, Blakeley writes about the years of training and teamwork required to win the most challenging and famous...
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