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

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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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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Cassidy, Rebecca
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Thoroughbred horse > Breeding > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Race horses > Breeding > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Horse racing > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Horse industry > England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Horse industry.
Horse racing.
Race horses > Breeding.
Thoroughbred horse > Breeding.
England > Newmarket (Suffolk)
Table of Contents:
  • 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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