The sport of kings : kinship, class, and thoroughbred breeding in Newmarket /

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A 'behind the scenes' description of British flat racing based on the experiences of an academic living and working in Newmarket, regarded as the international headquarters of flat racing. Rebecca Cassidy offers explanations of the rituals involved in horseracing, and shows how racing, bet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cassidy, Rebecca
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Thoroughbred horse > Breeding > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Race horses > Breeding > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Horse racing > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Horse industry > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Pur-sang > Élevage > Angleterre > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Chevaux de course > Élevage > Angleterre > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Courses de chevaux > Angleterre > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Chevaux > Industrie > Angleterre > Newmarket (Suffolk)
PETS > Horses > Riding.
Horse industry
Horse racing
Race horses > Breeding
Thoroughbred horse > Breeding
England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Headquarters
  • 3. Keeping it in the family
  • 4. At the races
  • 5. Having a flutter
  • 6. Going once, going twice ...
  • 7. One of the lads
  • 8. Doing it for Daddy
  • 9. Blood will tell
  • 10. Conclusions
  • List of references
  • Index.

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