The Fine Cotton Fiasco: The Behind the Scenes Account of Australia's Dodgiest Horse Race

Published by Ebury Press, Australia, 2021

ISBN 10: 1761044036 (ISBN 13: 9781761044038)

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Welcome to Queensland, 1984. We hope you enjoy your day at the races. Brisbane, 1984. It all started with a simple plan to secretly swap a mediocre horse with a faster one, and rake in the cash with a few well-placed bets. What could possibly go wrong? In The Fine Cotton Fiasco, Peter Hoysted and Pat Sheil brilliantly tell the scarcely believable tale of how â€" through a combination of horrendous mismanagement, terrible judgement and comically bad luck â€" the scheme gradually unravelled. How did a horse with white painted socks dripping onto the turf come to hold the hopes of punters across Australia and beyond? How was a supposedly secret plan so widely advertised that even the Queensland Commissioner of Police placed a bet? And how much of a cover-up ensued in the aftermath of this absolute debacle? The story of Fine Cotton is the stuff of Australian legend. It features hardcore crims, likeable rogues and a supporting cast that ranged from the hapless to the hopeless â€" with some entirely innocent bystanders thrown in for good measure. Not every crazy scheme cooked up by a couple of inmates in Boggo Road Gaol would culminate in a story that will be told across the nation for the next hundred years. But this one did. 277 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Animals & Nature::Horses::Horse Racing; Animals & Birds; ISBN/EAN: 9781761044038. Inventory No: 279360.

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Title
The Fine Cotton Fiasco: The Behind the Scenes Account of Australia's Dodgiest Horse Race
Author
Peter Hoysted & Pat Sheil
Publisher
Ebury Press, Australia
Publication year
2021
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Trade Paperback
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Animals & Nature::Horses::Horse Racing

Leura Books

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