The Duke by David Nicholson
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The Duke
Summary
The Duke, as Nicholson has become known, is a champion trainer whose family has been at the heart of steeplechasing for over 100 years. In his autobiography, Nicholson covers his first race at the age of 12, his 20 years spent as a leading jump jockey and then turning to training.
The Duke Summary
Table of Contents
Little Frenchie; Golden Miller and Medoc II; Banco with Dorothy Paget; they came on bicycles and left in Rolls Royces; allergic to horses; the best schoolmaster of all; unfinished business at Liverpool; Lester Piggott over jumps; playing to win; early days at Condicote; Mill House; the greatest crime in racing; riding and training; the last hurrah; the perils of betting; the big time; the Duke's academy; the Scudamore years; on the brink of bankruptcy; ending the festival hoodoo; the royal appointment; a charter party; on owners and horses; an invitation to Jackdaws Castle; a maiden century; champion trainer; the Duke's way; a Boxing Day confrontation; the flagship and a festival treble.
Additional information
GOR010707882
9780340660836
034066083X
The Duke by David Nicholson
Used - Like New
Hardback
Hodder & Stoughton
1995-11-02
328
N/A
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