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Kentucky Derby IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom
ISBN: 9780988364813 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spying the twin spires, hugging the rail, hearing the snap of the gate, the crowd takes a nervous deep breath in unison. The horses lunge, the jockeys crouch. Now the race for the roses is run and timelessness has begun. Long-shot odds, winning tickets, record crowds, Hall of Fame statistics, and historical dates all add up to the -Most exciting two minutes in sports.- Think you know Kentucky Derby history? Think again. This IQ Series book will test even the best horsemen and trainers who have been around the sport their whole lives. Test your skills. Wrack your brain. It's the ultimate...
Spying the twin spires, hugging the rail, hearing the snap of the gate, the crowd takes a nervous deep breath in unison. The horses lunge, the jockeys...
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47,69 |
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Tips for Playing the Horses
ISBN: 9781478360469 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is designed to help those handicappers who are looking to improve their ROI (return on investment). It will help the betters find their strengths and weaknesses with both their handicapping of the races and what bets are their stronger plays. I will show you how easy it is to set up recordkeeping to expose both situations with just a couple minutes time. How reviewing that information can expose your stronger betting situations and what type races you need to improve upon. I will include some strong angles and explanations that make them good betting situations.
This book is designed to help those handicappers who are looking to improve their ROI (return on investment). It will help the betters find their stre...
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29,94 |
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A Guide to the Lexington and Harrisburg Yearling Sales
ISBN: 9780615669816 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written for buyers of standardbred yearlings, "A Guide to the Lexington and Harrisburg Yearling Sales," contains almost 300 pages of information that has never been published. The author has created a metric to measure the success of the 5,685 horses sold at the Lexington and Harrisburg Sales from 2008 through 2010. Yearlings from these two sale venues must earn a minimum of $50,000 as two-year olds in order to be considered successful. The author provides a multitude of charts which illustrate the highest success rates in the production of these elite performers among sires, broodmare sires,...
Written for buyers of standardbred yearlings, "A Guide to the Lexington and Harrisburg Yearling Sales," contains almost 300 pages of information that ...
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79,78 |
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Never Say Die: A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry
ISBN: 9780813141671 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes. Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill were in attendance, along with thousands of Britons who were all convinced of the unfailing superiority of English bloodstock and eager to see a British colt take the victory. They were shocked when a Kentucky-born chestnut named Never Say Die galloped to a two-length triumph at odds of 33--1, winning Britain's greatest race and beginning an important shift in the world of Thoroughbred racing.... A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes.... |
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218,60 |
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Sekrety końskiego umysłu
ISBN: 9788375792256 / Polski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sekrety końskiego umysłu to kolejna pozycja przygotowana przez wydawnictwo Galaktyka umożliwiająca czytelnikowi lepsze poznanie koni. Zrozumienie ich natury, zachowań, języka jakim porozumiewają się między sobą i z otaczającym je światem, to droga do prawdziwego koniarstwa. Nie wystarczy kupić bryczesy, toczek, palcat i firmowe siodło. Trzeba zdobywać wiedzę z różnych źródeł. Jednym z nich jest ta znakomita książka Roberta M.Millera
Wojciech Mickunas fragment Przedmowy: Wiele razy miałem okazję zauważyć z wielką satysfakcją, iż zachwyt człowieka nad naturą i... Sekrety końskiego umysłu to kolejna pozycja przygotowana przez wydawnictwo Galaktyka umożliwiająca czytelnikowi lepsze poznanie koni. Zrozumienie ...
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39,90 |
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Konie biłgorajskie
ISBN: 9788363830021 / Polski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Na skraju województwa lubelskiego, w Lasach Janowskich, znajduje się mała wioska Szklarnia, na terenie której w 1986 roku została założona ostoja konia biłgorajskiego. Konie tej rasy były zagrożone wyginięciem, dlatego utworzono dla nich specjalny rezerwat, to znaczy miejsce, w którym są one objęte są szczególną ochroną. Zapraszamy do poznania tych niezwykłych zwierząt. Piękne ilustracje oraz zdjęcia przedstawiające życie koni sprawiają, że książka jest atrakcyjną lekturą dla wszystkich dzieci.
Na skraju województwa lubelskiego, w Lasach Janowskich, znajduje się mała wioska Szklarnia, na terenie której w 1986 roku została założona osto...
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3,95 |
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The Matrix System of Handicapping: A Method of Dissection to Reveal Contenders
ISBN: 9781480252646 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique system is a combination of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of each entry in a particular race. Many individuals who look at the Daily Racing Form only see the big picture. They see what everybody else sees. Therefore, they find themselves betting the favorites along with the majority. When a a long shot crosses that line first they ask themselves, "How did that horse win the race?" The Matrix system of handicapping will teach you how to dissect those past performances and create a grid of contenders. You will be taught how to identify: * Pace setters who are ready to go...
This unique system is a combination of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of each entry in a particular race. Many individuals who look at the Da...
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79,62 |
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Under The Grandstand. The Five O'clock Rainbow & Eclipse and His Shoes Blues
ISBN: 9781475971361 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Those who have lived - not just witnessed - the efflorescence of a pivotal culture moment never see the world through veiled eyes again. Jimmy Lyons was there, devising wholly original inventions of words and music while the Beats, the neo-folk troubadours, the post-bop jazz shooting stars, and the tie-dyed psychedelic rockers were scorching through the underbrush and opening new paths of creativity as alternatives to the increasingly bottom line-driven mainstream. Lyons, though, wasn't content to find a niche in one countercultural movement or another. He kept moving, observing, and... Those who have lived - not just witnessed - the efflorescence of a pivotal culture moment never see the world through veiled eyes again. Jimmy Lyon... |
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83,43 |
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Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency in Sports Turf
ISBN: 9781479787531 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,78 |
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Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency in Sports Turf
ISBN: 9781479787548 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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143,63 |
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America's Long Distance Challenge II: New Century, New Trails, and More Miles
ISBN: 9781483601250 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,78 |
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America's Long Distance Challenge II: New Century, New Trails, and More Miles
ISBN: 9781483601267 / Angielski / Twarda / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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143,63 |
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Getting Down: An Unveiling of the Horse Racing Industry: Its Insiders, Workers, Patrons, and Me
ISBN: 9781481746182 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Getting Down" is not a typical racetrack story. Seabiscuit, Swaps, Man o' War, John Henry, Secretariat, and Zenyatta may well be mentioned, but this story is about the people of racing, not the horses. It's about racetrack workers, on both the back and front sides of the track. It's about racetrack owners and managers. It's about those who own the horses and train them, and it's about the people who ride them. It's also about the people who pay to go to the races - the patrons, including the rich and famous, along with the not so rich and famous, all the way down the economic ladder to... "Getting Down" is not a typical racetrack story. Seabiscuit, Swaps, Man o' War, John Henry, Secretariat, and Zenyatta may well be mentioned, but t... |
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90,24 |
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Just Another Race Horse
ISBN: 9781484932124 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's how you start out and how you end up... but never about getting off track, just how fast you get back on Sonny is JUST ANOTHER RACE HORSE with a story to tell that will open a well of emotion in your soul and melt your heart as you read each endearing page of his young life Sonny's first memory is of being born and seeing the warmth and love in his mother's eyes as she sees her newborn son for the first time. In the beginning, life is good. Sonny grows into a handsome, sleek thoroughbred, wrapped in a blanket of love and approval - trusting the good of the world that surrounds him. It...
It's how you start out and how you end up... but never about getting off track, just how fast you get back on Sonny is JUST ANOTHER RACE HORSE with a...
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31,89 |
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The Other Side of Horse Racing
ISBN: 9781490317946 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thundering hooves. Shouts and cheers Quickly spoken words and moments of anticipation. Flashes of the lean creatures as they go by being directed by focused riders in colorful silks. That unmistakable scent of dust and horse. And the lure of money, lots and lots of money.Many people enjoy the sport of horse racing. Then there are the others, those who go too far. Bobby Tucker is one of them. Once he was a casual fan, but then something came over him- 'the fog' is what his father, an ex-gambler himself, called it. 'Your demon' is what someone else tells him he needs to get under control. A...
Thundering hooves. Shouts and cheers Quickly spoken words and moments of anticipation. Flashes of the lean creatures as they go by being directed by ...
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40,87 |
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Thoroughbred Breeding: Pedigree Theories and the Science of Genetics
ISBN: 9780851319353 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are still many unknowns in the breeding of Thoroughbreds, but the international research coalition known as the Equine Genome Project is facilitating many new exciting discoveries. Dr. Matthew Binns is a leader of the project, an enterprise set up to map the equine genome, and with racing historian and bloodstock authority Tony Morris has written this important book on the theory, practice, art and science of Thoroughbred breeding. This long-awaited book describes how man came to express pedigree and to develop theories about it, and how practical breeders behaved in the light of their...
There are still many unknowns in the breeding of Thoroughbreds, but the international research coalition known as the Equine Genome Project is facilit...
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230,11 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing
ISBN: 9781107013858 / Angielski / Twarda / 249 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. People have been racing horses for thousands of years, all over the world. Yet horseracing is often presented as an English creation that was exported, unaltered, to the colonies. This Companion investigates the intersection of racing and literature, art, history, and finance, casting the sport as the product of cross-class, cosmopolitan, and international influences. Chapters on racing history and the origins of the thoroughbred demonstrate how the gift of a fast horse could forge alliances between nations, and the extent to which international power dynamics can be traced back to racetracks...
People have been racing horses for thousands of years, all over the world. Yet horseracing is often presented as an English creation that was exported...
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314,64 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing
ISBN: 9781107618367 / Angielski / Miękka / 249 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. People have been racing horses for thousands of years, all over the world. Yet horseracing is often presented as an English creation that was exported, unaltered, to the colonies. This Companion investigates the intersection of racing and literature, art, history, and finance, casting the sport as the product of cross-class, cosmopolitan, and international influences. Chapters on racing history and the origins of the thoroughbred demonstrate how the gift of a fast horse could forge alliances between nations, and the extent to which international power dynamics can be traced back to racetracks...
People have been racing horses for thousands of years, all over the world. Yet horseracing is often presented as an English creation that was exported...
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162,83 |
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Lucky Break
ISBN: 9781409102724 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paul Nicholls is the former jockey who began training in 1991. Gradually he built up a reputation as one of the most astute and successful trainers in the business, with a special knack for getting it right on the big occasions. His depth of resources meant that on a unique occasion at Wincanton in January 2006, he became the first trainer ever to have six winners on a card. But it is for his role as the trainer of horses such as See More Business, Kauto Star, and Denman, all of them Cheltenham Gold Cup winners, that he is best known. In this revealing and honest memoir, Champion Trainer...
Paul Nicholls is the former jockey who began training in 1991. Gradually he built up a reputation as one of the most astute and successful trainers in...
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97,10 |
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Ruby: The Autobiography
ISBN: 9781409121121 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Autobiography of champion jockey and much-loved sports personality Ruby Walsh.
Autobiography of champion jockey and much-loved sports personality Ruby Walsh.
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65,37 |
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