Author : Joe Scalzo
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 28,63 MB
Release : 2004
Category :
ISBN : 9781610609425
An examination of the American Motorcyclist Association's Grand National series, one of the most unique, challenging and exciting motorcycle racing series' on the planet.
Author : Anne Holland
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 19,32 MB
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1474612008
Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and thirty challenging fences. In 1839 the first winner was aptly named Lottery. Back then, huge crowds rode to Aintree by horseback, in carriages, carts or on foot. Today the Grand National is probably the world's most famous horse race, with a global television audience of some 600 million in 140 countries. This richly informed book focuses on the race's various record-breakers, rather than being a purely chronological history of this greatest of all steeplechases. Many records have stood the test of time: in 2019, Tiger Roll's second consecutive victory was the first time that the feat had been achieved since Red Rum in 1973-74. Anne Holland's authoritative history celebrates one of the world's greatest sporting spectacles. 'A well-organised and cheerily anecdotal volume' Spectator
Author : Ann Pillsbury
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,25 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781014409676
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Author : David Owen
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 25,37 MB
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1408154757
The remarkable true story of the most exciting upset in Grand National history
Author : Enid Bagnold
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 38,50 MB
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0486828824
"The book is one that horse lovers of every age cannot fail to enjoy." — The New York Times "Humorous, charming, National Velvet is a little masterpiece." — Time "Put on your not-to-be-missed list." — The New Yorker A butcher's daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with "Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!" The answer to fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown's plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences—exactly the sort of horse that could win the world's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National. Richly atmospheric of rural English life between the World Wars, National Velvet has enchanted generations of readers since its 1935 debut. The heroine's grit and determination, backed by the support of her eccentric and loving family, offer an inspiring example of the struggles and rewards of following a dream.
Author : Anne Holland
Publisher :
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781847170743
The Aintree Grand National is the world's most famous horserace - fast-paced, exhilarating and occasionally perilous. Everyone - serious racing fraternity and occasional flutterers alike - has heard of it. Millions are staked on the race, and millions watch. Down through the years it has produced many a fairytale result. This lavishly-illustrated book examines the Irish presence at Aintree from the festival's earliest years; Irish horses, jockeys, trainers and breeders have always been prominent. No two horses have ever been trained alike for Aintree and no two stories have ever been the same. They are all here, written with the attention to detail and enthusiasm of a true racing fanatic. A wide-ranging and compulsively readable account of a beloved institution.
Author : Antony Kamm
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780862837860
Author : John Pinfold
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 12,63 MB
Release : 2016-01-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781909339712
Author : Chris Pitt
Publisher : Racing Post
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,97 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Grand National (Horse race)
ISBN : 9781905156955
Distills the magic of the Grand National through the eyes of jockeys who, for one reason or another, did not reach the personal and professional pinnacle which the National represents - finishing with Tony McCoy, who famously won the 2010 race at his 15th attempt.
Author : Stewart Peters
Publisher : Tempus Publishing, Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 2005-05
Category : Grand National (Horse race)
ISBN : 9780752435473
Written by leading horse racing author Stewart Peters, this is the definitive history of one of the world's most famous races. Illustrated with many photographs by Bernard Parkin, racing photographer to Her Majesty the Queen, in includes stories behind each year's race, and descriptions of runners and results.
