Ringers and Rascals
David Ashforth(Author)
Highdown (Publisher)
Published on 20. March 2003
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-904317-06-7 (ISBN)
Description
Horseracing has more scams and artful dodgers to the furlong than any other sport but, with the advent of microchip technology, "the most exotic of racing's dark practices" may have had its day. David Ashforth, the "Racing Post's" senior reporter and columnist, examines the most celebrated and less well known cases of skullduggery and "ringing" in horseracing in Britain and elsewhere. It offers additional research to bear on what are often familiar cases, such as that of Francasal, the ringer whose victory at Bath in 1953 almost landed bets worth #1 mllion for Lt. Colonel Dill and his fellow conspirators.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Newbury
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Raceform Ltd
Illustrations
50 b&w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-904317-06-7 (9781904317067)
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Schweitzer Classification