Kinane: A Remarkable Racing Family - Softcover

Holland, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847172911 ISBN 13: 9781847172914

Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The Kinanes - stalwarts of Irish racing

Regarded by many as the perfect jockey, Mick Kinane rounded off his thirty-four-year career on a dazzling high with champion horse Sea The Stars, winning the 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, International Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2009.

However, Mick is just one member of several generations of Kinanes who have consistently excelled in professional horse racing: through grit, talent and a legendary work ethic.

The backbone of Irish racing over the past fifty years, this is the story of a clan that includes National Hunt jockey Tommy, who won the Champion Hurdle on Monksfield and who once won a race despite a broken neck, and his sons Thomas, Jayo, Paul and of course Mick. The family has its roots in simpler and indeed harder times; this book tracks their rise to the pinnacle of their sport on the world stage.

Illustrated with family and racing photographs.

About this title

About the Author

Anne Holland was a successful amateur rider who once rode at Aintree on Grand National day. She has written many books on horse-racing including Steeplechasing: A Celebration, The Grand National: The Irish At Aintree and All in the Blood.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847172911
• ISBN 13: 9781847172914
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224