Robin Oakley

Gebundenes Buch

Sixty Years of Jump Racing

From Arkle to McCoy

Beschreibung

An elegant history of the majestic sport of jump racing, packed with photographs and featuring interviews with the main owners, trainers, jockeys and figureheads of the sport.

Autor

After being an assistant editor of the Sunday Express and the Daily Mail, Robin Oakley was Political Editor of The Times (1986-1992) and of the BBC (1992-2000). He then became European Political Editor of the international broadcaster CNN from 2000-2009 and remains a CNN contributor. He has written the Turf column in The Spectator since 1995. Edward Gillespie was for 32 years managing director at Cheltenham Racecourse, responsible for the hugely popular Cheltenham Festival each spring, the Olympics of jump racing. He is a member of the Jockey Club and chair of the Pony Racing Authority as well as being on the board of a series of non-racing festivals in Cheltenham. He also works with Jonjo O'Neill, the former jockey who is main trainer for JP McManus, the biggest owner in jump racing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 197mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1094g
• ISBN-13: 9781472935090
• ISBN-10: 1472935098
• Artikelnr.: 45640610