Right Horse How to Win More, Lose Less and Have a Great Time at the Racetrack

Name: Right Horse How to Win More, Lose Less and Have a Great Time at the Racetrack
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ISBN: 9780385483537

ISBN-10: 0385483538

ISBN-13: 9780385483537

Edition: N/A

Authors: William Murray

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Red Smith, the late great sportswriter for The New York Times, once observed that whenever he was at a loss on how to fill his daily column, all he had to do was visit a racetrack and he'd come away with a dozen good scenes for a story. Each chapter of The Right Horse contains anecdotes and sayings, bits of lore and track wisdom that will serve to illuminate the world of horseracing. William Murray takes the reader on a tour of the track, introducing them to the game and its players. Not only the horses, but also the people whose lives are bound up with them, front and backside: owners, trainers, jockeys, touts, tipsters and hustlers. The reader will gain a knowledge of how this world…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/16/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

For nearly 35 years, William Murray was a staff writer for The New Yorker. He lives in Del Mar, California.