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  • On the Punt: True Tales from the Track

    True Tales from the Track

    by Patrick Bartley ...
    EVER HAD AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY ON THE PUNT?Racing aficionado Patrick Bartley collects tales of fervour, intrigue and folly straight from the track. His anecdotes offer a view into the world of racing: the big wins, gut-wrenching losses, plunges, long-shot winners and larger-than-life characters that colour Australia's racetracks.Brimming with Bartley's signature wit, these stories will have you ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Roy Higgins: Australia's Favourite Jockey

    Australia's Favourite Jockey

    by Patrick Bartley ...
    Everyone loved Roy Higgins. A warm and genuine character with a great sense of humour, the boy from the bush was known as 'The Professor' for his freakish ability to read the track and his easy eloquence.Higgins' racing record was extraordinary. He rode Bart Cummings' first Melbourne Cup winner, Light Fingers, in 1965, and was one of a handful of jockeys to win the grand slam of racing: the Golden ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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  • The Best Australian Racing Stories

    From Archer to Makybe Diva

    by Jim Haynes ...
    The finest collection of writing about horse racing includes short stories, verse and anecdotes from some of Australia's best-loved writers.Did you know that Jorrocks raced till the grand old age of 19? Or that Melbourne Cup - winner Grand Flaneur never lost a race? Or that Sunline was the top stakes-winning mare in the world in her day?The Best Australian Racing Stories is chock-a-block with the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Fixed: Cheating, Doping, Rape and Murder – The Inside Track on Australia’s Racing Industry

    by Matthew Benns ...
    Matthew Benns takes us inside the murky world of Australia's racing industry.Dapper horse trainer Les Samba was in Melbourne for the annual yearling sales when he turned down an Italian meal with racing contacts saying: "I have got to meet a bloke." Just hours later he was laying dead, in the middle of the road with blood pouring from five bullet wounds to his head and body.Racing in Australia has ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Betting on Horses - Utilising Price Changes for Profit

    by Racing Investor ...
    Price movements during the overnight stage of horse racing and during the short period prior commencement of racing sometimes give rise to patterns that can be successfully used to decide when to lay or back horses. Numerous examples of these patterns as they occurred during a period of a year are selected and presented for the benefit of the reader. Strategies are also developed to successfully ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Horse That Bart Built

    by Helen Thomas ...
    So You Think's incredible journey.As a youngster, So You Think caught the eye of Australia’s legendary trainer Bart Cummings. He liked the future he saw in his gangly frame, and soon, So You Think captivated Australasia with his rockstar good looks, his brilliance and strength.As a three-year-old, and at just his fifth race start, he led all the way to win the prestigious W.S. Cox Plate. A year ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Boganaire

    The Rise and Fall of Nathan Tinkler

    by Paddy Manning ...
    In this impressive biography, freshly updated, leading business writer Paddy Manning tells the story of Tinkler's meteoric rise to wealth, and captures the drama of his equally rapid downfall.From blue collar to billionaire . . .Hunter Valley mine electrician Nathan Tinkler borrowed big in 2005, invested in coal and by 2011 was a billionaire. He had gambled on a rising market and won. He lived the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Black Caviar

    by G Whateley ...
    She has captured the heart of a nation like no sporting figure since the days of Phar Lap and Don Bradman. This is greatness the likes of which is rarely seen. This is a tale that will not weary. This is the authorised story of the horse that couldn't be beaten, by acclaimed journalist and broadcaster Gerard Whateley.the updated and bestselling biography, written by acclaimed journalist and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Ponting

    At the Close of Play

    by Ricky Ponting ...
    The number 1 bestseller in paperback.One of the greatest cricketers of all time, Ricky Ponting boasts more records than any other player in Australian history including the most wins as a player and a captain, as well as being Australia's highest run-scorer in test and ODI cricket. From childhood prodigy to the highs and lows of an extraordinary international career, At the Close of Play is the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Access to Excess

    by Andrew Fraser ...
    Six gripping stories of drugs, crime and cover ups by Andrew Fraser, Australia's most notorious criminal lawyer.Andrew Fraser has made mistakes in his life. Big mistakes. And he has paid a hefty penalty for them. A flash, arrogant and highly successful criminal lawyer, he made a great deal of money defending a huge range of clients before a spectacular fall from grace in the late 1990s through his ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Killing Fairfax

    Packer, Murdoch and the Ultimate Revenge

    by Pamela Williams ...
    An incisive, hard-hitting and utterly compelling expose of media, powerful mates and multimillion-dollar deals that reads like a thriller."Not since The Latham Diaries came out in 2005 has a book delivered so many scoops, insights and revelations into how power is wielded in Australia ... a treasure trove of gems" - Crikey"Pamela Williams has written a manual for corporate directors and senior ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Man From Coolibah

    The extraordinary outback life of a Northern Territory cattleman

    by Milton Jones, James Knight ...
    In the tradition of Mailman of the Birdsville Track, The Man from Coolibah details the life of outback cattle property owner, helicopter muster operator and knockabout bloke Milton Jones.The youngest in a family of five, Milton Jones grew up on large properties in the outback. His father was a farm manager and so his early life was a world away from that of city kids. Milton left school in ... Read more

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