Crossing the Line
The World of Racing Revealed
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2000
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New edition
Headline Book Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7472-6092-9 (ISBN)
Headline Book Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7472-6092-9 (ISBN)
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Former racehorse trainer Brooks takes the lid off the racing world to provide a candid commentary on the state of the industry today. He talks openly about who is really winning and losing in a sport riven by factional interests, what owners/trainers/jockeys/ bookmakers are up to and what goes on behind closed stable doors.
This is a candid commentary on the state of the horse racing industry today. The book takes a look at what owners, trainers, jockeys and bookmakers are up to; and what is going on behind closed stable doors. Charlie Brooks is a former racehorse trainer, and here he takes the lid off the racing world. He talks openly about who is winning and losing in a sport riven by factional interests. It also includes the full story of why he was arrested in connection with race-fixing allegations and his subsequent clearance.
This is a candid commentary on the state of the horse racing industry today. The book takes a look at what owners, trainers, jockeys and bookmakers are up to; and what is going on behind closed stable doors. Charlie Brooks is a former racehorse trainer, and here he takes the lid off the racing world. He talks openly about who is winning and losing in a sport riven by factional interests. It also includes the full story of why he was arrested in connection with race-fixing allegations and his subsequent clearance.
Charlie Brooks rose to prominence as the National Hunt trainer who succeeded Fred Winter at Uplands. He now has a column in the Daily Telegraph and appears regularly on TV and radio as a pundit.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.12.2000 |
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Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 177 x 113 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7472-6092-3 / 0747260923 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7472-6092-9 / 9780747260929 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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