{"product_id":"sixty-years-of-jump-racing-9781472935090","title":"Sixty Years of Jump Racing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Oakley brings alive the colourful world of those who ride and train jumping horses.\u003c\/b\u003eWith elegant production and gripping images, \u003ci\u003eSixty Years of Jump Racing\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the social and economic changes which have brought the sport's ups and downslike 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 yearsfrom Arkle to Tony McCoybut a significant \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very fine book indeed… a love letter to a sport the two authors adore… Readers of this will be grateful to Oakley and Gillespie. A good job has been done * Racing Post *\u003cbr\u003eA labour of love written with Edward Gillespie… it charts National Hunt racing from the mid-1960s when the incomparable steeplechaser Arkle’s reign ended to the retirement of the 20-times champion jockey Sir AP McCoy in 2015. At its heart is a series of insightful interviews with leading trainers that illustrate the sport’s evolution * Yorkshire Post *\u003cbr\u003eHighly recommended… People bitten by jump racing after watching the National, the Champion Hurdle or the Cheltenham Gold Cup will find this book a useful guide to a sport with deep roots. Whether it will help them pick out winners is another matter... * The Pink, Southampton *\u003cbr\u003eFor the true racing fan \u003ci\u003eSixty Years of Jump Racing \u003c\/i\u003ewill revive a host of memories * XtraTime *\u003cbr\u003eA colourful anecdote-packed history of steeplechasing and hurdling. This is a thoroughly enjoyable romp through the sport that maintains the strong gallop right through the 280-odd pages * Blackpool Gazette *\u003cbr\u003eThis beautifully produced book encapsulates a majestic history * Cotswold Life *\u003cbr\u003eA great coffee table read * Three Counties Race Club Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThis book lays out the history in a way that has not been achieved before... A must for all horse racing fans * Firetrench *\u003cbr\u003ean exceptional book for any sport lover, let alone National Hunt enthusiast… there is never a dull moment – this is a book I keep on my bedside * Fitzdare Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhat we have, in some ways, is a love letter to a sport the two authors adore. This is highly readable and is enhanced by glorious photographs. * Racing Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRacing’s acronyms and abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eForeword by Edward Gillespie\u003c\/i\u003e  The Cheltenham Gold Cup The Champion Hurdle The Grand National The Champion Trainers Women in Racing The Jockey’s Life The Champion Jockeys Ireland Finding the Horses The Royals and Racing Running Racing Paying for Racing Betting on Racing Epilogue  \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867229532503,"sku":"9781472935090","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472935090.jpg?v=1722282322","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sixty-years-of-jump-racing-9781472935090","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}