Making the Running
A Racing Life
$28.35
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2005
Summary
The image of the Derby winner with his leg in plaster was broadcast around the world. Alongside Mill Reef stood a baby-faced man who had won the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and now the Derby. He trained for the Queen and Queen Mother; and Lester Piggott, Willie Carson and Frankie Dettori all rode for him, but where had he come from and how had he got there?
Ian Balding’s story is one of heartbreaking loss and outrageous good luck. He left Cambridge without a degree but with a r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755312795 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755312791 |
| Author: | Ian Balding |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2005 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 18mm |
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gripping reading… a real must for all racing fans
gripping reading… a real must for all racing fans - Sun
About The Author
Ian Balding
Ian Balding was an internationally respected trainer. In his retirement, he serves on many BHB and NTF committees and writes regularly for Country Illustrated and Horse & Hound. Ian married Emma Hastings-Bass in 1969, and they have two children: Clare, a successful journalist and BBC broadcaster, and Andrew, Ian’s successor at Kingsclere.
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