Horse Racing & Equestrian

A. P. McCoy / Winner: My Racing Life (Hardback)

 At Sandown Park on the 25 April 2015, riding Box Office, two jumps from home, the realisation hit me. This is it. This is really the end.I was now a matter of seconds away from the moment all the...

Andrew Mount / Trend Horses (Large Paperback)

Andrew M

Anne Holland - In the Blood : Irish Racing Dynasties - HB - 2009

Hardcover, published by O'Brien Press , 2009. Illustrated throughout in colour.  A history of the many notable intergenerational horse racing families from Ireland - who members include trainers,...

Anne Holland - The Grand National : The Irish at Aintree - HB

The Aintree Grand National is the world’s most famous horserace – fast-paced, exhilarating and occasionally perilous. Everyone – serious racing fraternity and occasional flutterers alike – has heard...

Anne Holland / Festival Fever : The Irish at Cheltenham (Hardback)

 It is said the land level of Ireland rises a few feet every March because so many people have left for the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham.English-Irish rivalry at this pinnacle of jump racing...

Anne Holland / Horses for Courses

 There can be no better way of getting to know Ireland than by visiting its racecourses: from the glamour of Leopardstown and the class of The Curragh to the majestic mountains around Killarney; from...

Anne Holland / Kinane : A Remarkable Racing Family

 The Kinanes - stalwarts of Irish racingRegarded 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...

Anne Holland / Sea the Stars: The World's Best Racehorse (Coffee Table Book)

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Anne Holland / Steeplechasing: A celebration of 250 years, 1752-2002 (Coffee Table Book)

In 1752, Edmund Blake bet Cornelius O’Callaghan a cask of wine that his hunter could beat the others over a stretch of country from Buttevant Church Spire to the steeple of St Leger at Doneraile,...

Barry Geraghty / True Colours (Hardback)

 Barry Geraghty, an Irish horseracing legend. From his first win in 1997 to when he retired in July 2020, he rode almost 2,000 winners, making him the fourth most accomplished rider of all time. With...

Barry Geraghty / True Colours (Large Paperback)

 Barry Geraghty is an Irish horseracing legend. From his first win in 1997 to when he retired in July 2020, he rode almost 2,000 winners, making him the fourth most accomplished rider of all time...

Bill Barich / A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance and the Irish (Hardback)

Experience the sheer thrill and joy of National Hunt racing as an American novelist follows a select group of leading horses and their Irish trainers on their annual pilgrimage to the Cheltenham...

Bob Langrish / Spirit of the Horse (Coffee Table Book)

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Brian O'Connor / Kings of the Saddle : Ireland's Greatest Jockeys

   The recent retirement of Mick Kinane, doyen of flat racing jockeys whose swansong was his 2009 Classic victories on the great Sea the Stars, reminded us once again how many of the greatest...

Brough Scott / Galloper Jack

  This is Brough Scott's moving biography of his grandfather - the author of the best-selling Warrior. 'Galloper' Jack Seely was at the heart of some of the most important events of the first part...

Buck Brannaman / Believe : A Horseman's Journey (Hardback)

Buck Brannaman, William Reynolds

Carl Evans / Mick Fitzgerald: Jump Jockey Life

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Christopher Coldrey / Buying and Reschooling Ex-Racehorses (Coffee Table Book)

Drawing on two case histories to demonstrate precisely what is involved, Buying and Reschooling Ex-Racehorses guides the reader through the minefield of finding and acquiring a racehorse. Topics...

Colin Vogel / Complete Horse Care Manual (Coffee Table Book)

It provides information on how to choose and buy a horse, as well as practical advise on all aspects of daily care. Extended chapters concentrate on how to provide the best environment for your horse...

Corinne Clark / A Concise Guide to Horses (Large Paperback)

A Concise Guide to Horses & Ponies Corinne Clark     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition...

Daniel Roddy - The Irish Derby : 1962-1995 - HB

Previous owner's long gift inscription on front endpages.  Hardcover, illustrated throughout, Gill Books, 1995. 

Davy Russell / My Autobiography (Hardback)

From Davy Russell's early life in Youghal to his winning ride on Tiger Roll in the 2018 Grand National, this book has it all. Capturing the highs of an incredible career as a top jockey, from the...

Debby Sly / Encyclopedia of Horses (Coffee Table Book)

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Declan Colley / When Bobby Met Christy (Large Paperback)

When Bobby Met Christy: The Story of Bobby Beasley and a Wayward Horse

Declan Murphy / Centaur : Shortlisted For The William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2017

 **WINNER OF THE GENERAL OUTSTANDING SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017**Coping with your own death, when you are not yet dead, is a...

Elwyn Hartley Edwards / Racehorse: The Complete Guide to the World of Horse Racing (Coffee Table Book)

The extraordinary history of racing is brought to life with stories and images of the world’s greatest racehorses and covers everything from the three foundation sires that led to the development of...

Frankie Dettori / a Year in the Life

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Frankie Dettori / A Year in the Life of Frankie Dettori (Hardback)

 Frankie Dettori's 1996 diary is an in-depth portrait of an unusual champion's life. He gives an insight into what it is like to be in charge of half a ton of thoroughbred, worth millions of pounds,...

Frankie Dettori / Leap of Faith (Large Paperback)

 'After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTT'An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POST'Endearingly honest...

Gerry Cranham / The Guinness Book of Steeplechasing (Coffee Table Book)

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Hartley Edwards / Horses (Large Paperback)

This book is designed for all those who love horses. Tracing the evolution of equines, this guide also explains the difference between horses and ponies, looks at how different breeds evolved or were...

Hugh Cahill - Winners : The Horses, the Memories , the Defining Moments - HB - 2018

Hardcover, published by Hachette , 2018, internally very good, but there is a previous owner's Christmas gift inscription to the title page, otherwise unmarked. Scuffing to the mostly cream coloured...

Islay Auty / The British Horse Society - Manual for Teaching Riding (Coffee Table Book)

Written for the BHS by a chief examiner,

Jack Houghton / Winning on Betfair For Dummies

The worl

Jacqueline O'Brien / The Authorized Biography of Vincent O'Brien (Coffee Table Book)

 The official biography of the most successful horse-racing trainers of all time — the only man to have trained three consecutive Grand National winners. The book, written by his wife, is a must for...

Jane Holderness-Roddam / Showing (Coffee Table Book)

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Jeremy James / The Byerley Turk - The True Story of the First Thoroughbred (Large Paperback)

  "This is the true story of the most remarkable horse in history. In 1678, a beautiful mahogany bay Karaman colt is foaled in a stable on a feudal landholding in the Balkans. Yet this is no ordinary...

Jessica Jahiel / The Horseback Almanac (Large Paperback)

The Horseback Almanac

John Francome / Twice Lucky (Coffee Table Book)

An amusing look at the world of horse racing by the famous jockey, John Francome. He recounts many of his own experiences with owners, trainers, riders and punters, and takes the reader behind the...

John Karter / Lester : Return of a Legend (Coffee Table Book)

Photographs from the career of the hugely successful horse racing jockey Lester Piggott.    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in...

John Karter / Lester Piggott : Return Of A Legend (Coffee Table Book)

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John Scally / Them and Us : The Irish at Cheltenham (Hardback)

 A behind-the-scenes look at the role of the Irish in the Cheltenham race meeting. The insights and humour of jockeys, owners, punters and trainers are all reflected and interviews with Vincent...

John Scally / Them and us: the Irish at Cheltenham

 What compels thousands of Irish people to travel to the Cheltenham races every March? And what matters more to them - that an Irish horse wins or that the Ould Enemy is beaten? These are the...

Josée Hermsen / The Complete Encyclopedia of Horses: Includes Caring for Your Horse and All Equestrian Sports and Skills (Coffee Table Book)

These are handy and thorough guides with

Judith Draper / Horse Breeds of the World (Coffee Table Book)

Horse Breeds of the World" is a complete visual guide and encyclopedia to more than 150 popular horse breeds. It includes physical descriptions of each breed and information on their development...

Judith Draper / Practical Showjumping (Coffee Table Book)

There is more to successful showjumping than the right enthusiasm and the right temperament, in both the horse and rider, are just as important in creating a partnership which really works. Judith...

Judith Draper / The Horse Lover's Companion (Coffee Table Book)

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Julian Wilson / Some You Win : An Autobiography (Hardback)

 Julian Wilson's life story is one of colour and controversy. His early years were spent satisfying his hunger for horse racing amid the escapades of cricket and rugby. From London to Glasgow, then...

Kieron Fallon / Form : My Autobiography (Hardback)

 THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEARKieren Fallon was one of the world's greatest jockeys, but his career was littered with controversial incidents. Now, in his powerful...

Kit Houghton / Horses (Coffee Table Book)

Whether thundering down th

Larry Lyons - The Gay Future Affair - PB - 1983

Paperback, published by Mercier Press, 1983.  Tells the  story of how Corkman Tony Murphy planned the greatest coup in British horse racing history - and then what went wrong ( this involved...

Laura Hillenbrand / Seabiscuit, An American Legend

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