Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing
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Aga Khans
Ascot Gold Cup
betting
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British sporting culture
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champion
Champion Hurdle
Champion Jockey
cheltenham
club
cup
Derby Winner
Desert Orchid
Epsom Derby
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equine genetics
Flat Racing
Fred Archer
gambling regulation
gold
Gold Cup
Grand National
Grand National Winner
guineas
Irish Derbys
jockey
Jockey Club
Jump Jockey
Jump Racing
legal betting systems
National Hunt
National Hunt Racing
Post War
Racing Calendar
racing finance
Sandown Park
shop
social impact of horse racing
sports history research
St Legers
thousand
Triple Crown
Won Triple Crown
Product details
- ISBN 9780714682921
- Weight: 710g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 21 Dec 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Wray Vamplew is Director of Research in Sport Studies at the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Joyce Kay has taught for many years at The Open University, and now also teaches the University of Stirling.
