A Sunday Horse

A Sunday Horse
Author: Vicky Moon
Publisher: Capital Books
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781931868419

In the "Best in Show" tradition come tales of the horses and personalities, the riders and trainers, owners and judges, the big names and big money that make up the national horse show circuit.

Horse Racing the Chicago Way

Horse Racing the Chicago Way
Author: Steven A. Riess
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2022-06-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0815655282

Chicago may seem a surprising choice for studying thoroughbred racing, especially since it was originally a famous harness racing town and did not get heavily into thoroughbred racing until the 1880s. However, Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was second only to New York as a center of both thoroughbred racing and off-track gambling. Horse Racing the Chicago Way shines a light on this fascinating, complicated history, exploring the role of political influence and class in the rise and fall of thoroughbred racing; the business of racing; the cultural and social significance of racing; and the impact widespread opposition to gambling in Illinois had on the sport. Riess also draws attention to the nexus that existed between horse racing, politics, and syndicate crime, as well as the emergence of neighborhood bookmaking, and the role of the national racing wire in Chicago. Taking readers from the grandstands of Chicago’s finest tracks to the underworld of crime syndicates and downtown poolrooms, Riess brings to life this understudied era of sports history.

Horse Racing Divas

Horse Racing Divas
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Harness racehorses
ISBN: 9781581503449

"Horse of the Year is the highest honor bestowed in Thoroughbred racing, and twelve superlative fillies have worn this mantle of greatness. Horse Racing Divas profiles these outstanding racehorses and chronicles the eras in which they raced."--Back cover.

Sunday Silence

Sunday Silence
Author: Ray Paulick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Race horses
ISBN: 9781581501919

Sold to Japan after Kentucky breeders ignored him, Sunday Silence, a former Horse of the Year, became the most successful stallion in history. His story is interwoven with those of his owner, Arthur Hancock, trainer Charlie Whittingham, and jockey Patrick Valenzuela.

Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing

Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing
Author: Dr Joyce Kay
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 113576266X

The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing offers an innovative approach to one of Britain's oldest sports. While it considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars, it also devotes significant space to neglected areas. Entries include: social, economic and political forces that have influenced racing controversial historical and current issues legal and illegal gambling, and racing finance the British impact on world horseracing history and heritage of horseracing links between horse racing and the arts, media and technology human and equine biographies venues associated with racing horseracing websites The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing provides a unique source of information and will be of great interest to sports historians as well as all those whose work or leisure brings them into the world of racing.

Rough Magic

Rough Magic
Author: Lara Prior-Palmer
Publisher: Ebury Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781785038860

Lara Prior-Palmer was seeking the unknown. In search of adventure aged nineteen, she entered the world's toughest horse race - a 1000km. ride through extreme conditions in the Mongolian wilderness.

Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets

Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets
Author: Donald B. Hausch
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 679
Release: 2008
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9812819193

A reprint of one of the classic volumes on racetrack efficiency, this book is the only one in its field that deals with the racetrack betting market in-depth, containing all the important historical papers on racetrack efficiency. As evidenced by the collection of articles, the understanding of racetrack betting is clearly drawn from, and has correspondingly returned something to, all the fields of psychology, economics, finance, statistics, mathematics and management science.

Innovative Horse Race Handicapping

Innovative Horse Race Handicapping
Author: Paul Lambrakis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2021-04-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Former Santa Anita handicapper and author, Paul Lambrakis, offers up a fresh new approach to horse race analysis. Paul tells readers that in order to handicap more effectively and get better prices, they must eliminate the speed figures from their handicapping. According to Paul, who has been handicapping for over thirty-five years, the speed figures have never delivered on what they set out to do years ago. What they deliver is disappointment and short prices. Paul's method of horse race analysis is practical and straightforward. He tells you what areas of the past performances to focus on and what to look for. Paul will also reveal to you the one area of the PP's that most handicappers overlook. It is here where you will find valuable clues to help you spot those higher-paying horses. Innovative Horse Race Handicapping is tailor-made for handicapping all the major US racetracks!