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Author Cassidy, Rebecca.

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

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 186 pages) : map
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-182).
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.
Summary 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.
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Subject Thoroughbred horse -- Breeding -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
Thoroughbred horse -- Breeding.
England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
Race horses -- Breeding -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
Race horses -- Breeding.
Horse racing -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
Horse racing.
Horse industry -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
Horse industry.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Cassidy, Rebecca. Sport of kings. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521808774 (DLC) 2002073440 (OCoLC)49991526
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