Mince Pie for Starters: The Autobiography of One of Racing's Best-loved Figures - Hardcover

John Oaksey

 
9780755310661: Mince Pie for Starters: The Autobiography of One of Racing's Best-loved Figures
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0755310667 ISBN 13: 9780755310661
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

John Oaksey has seen it all in racing, as a jockey, commentator and newspaper reporter. After a lifetime devoted to the sport, he recalls the great characters, horses and races that have made horseracing the great passion of his life, a passion that he is so brilliantly able to convey to others. One of the most respected and loved people in the sport, partly due to his work with the Injured Jockeys Fund, John Oaksey has a fund of fascinating and hilarious stories to tell. This book is not just a wonderful self-portrait, it is also a definitive account of racing since the war.

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About the Author

John Oaksey began his racing career in 1955 and went on to ride more than 200 winners until 1975, including the Whitbread Gold Cup. He has written for the Daily Telegraph since 1957 and has been a TV presenter since 1970, first on ITV then on Channel 4. He was a founder trustee of the Injured Jockeys Fund in 1964.

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Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0755310667
ISBN 13 
9780755310661
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
278

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