Best books on Horse Racing … and the disappointments

[clivexx]

Emperors of the turf by Jamie Reid is well worth tracking down. Always writes well and succinctly and takes us back to a great era

But one problem

It’s laced with anglophobia. Whilst many points are clearly justified it’s relentless at times and not just aimed at the establishment but sneers at English race goers too

Maybe that will dissipate a little as book progresses and it’s still highly recommended

[FiftyP]

Henrietta’s book on trainers was very flat. The writing was like reading a bunch of school reports. I like her a lot but she needed assistance to bring it to life I gave up half way

I think I got about two and a half trainers in. Like you said, read like a school report, albeit a school report by a talented writer, just without the breadth of reading and writing experience to make it into a book rather than a single essay. Very by the numbers from someone whose vocation isn’t the written word.

[clivexx]

Come to think of it I think I didn’t get much further!

Anyone remember a book on race times by someone called stav who posted here

There was a thread asking what would you get someone that you hated for xmas. I suggested this and him and couple of others went ballistic

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