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The Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket Cassidy, Rebecca (Goldsmiths, University of London)
The Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket
Cassidy, Rebecca (Goldsmiths, University of London)
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, betting and the bloodstock industry fit together.
200 pages, map
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 29, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521808774 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 200 |
| Dimensions | 145 × 227 × 21 mm · 467 g |
| Language | English |