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1	Seabiscuit: An American Legend more books like this by L Hillenbrand add to wishlist Laura Hillenbrand, an award-winning racing journalist, delivers an in-depth, winning biography of a horse, detailing the lives of three men: Tom Smith, a silent, eccentric trainer; Charles Howard, a wealthy horseowner; and Red Pollard, a half-blind, down-on-his-luck jockey, whose combined talents produced an unlikely champion. The struggles of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	True betrayals more books like this by Nora Roberts add to wishlist For 23 years Kelsey Byden had believed her mother Naomi was dead. Now she discovers she is alive and has spent 10 years in prison for murder. Rediscovering her mother plunges Kelsey into the world of horse-racing, but then murder stalks the racecourse, and a 20-year-old crime begins to haunt them. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
3	Picking Winners: A Horseplayer's Guide more books like this by Andrew Beyer add to wishlist Widely acclaimed a classic in its field, Picking Winners now features a new foreword in which the author discusses the changes that have swept the sport of horseplaying since his book's celebrated first publication. "Irresistible, even to people who are not likely to go around the bend about thoroughbred racing".--Sports Illustrated. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.86!
4	Kentucky Sunrise more books like this by Fern Michaels add to wishlist Nealy Coleman Diamond, the proud owner of Blue Diamond Farms, is a tough and demanding horsewoman who makes it her business to always win. When Nealy semi-retires, she cedes management of the farm to her daughter, Emmie--on the condition that Emmie live up to Nealy's own exacting standards. Emmie, an excellent horsewoman in her own right, has her ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
5	Kentucky Heat more books like this by Fern Michaels add to wishlist Nealy Diamond's homecoming is something of a bitter affair. When she left years earlier, it was to get away from the abusive and tyrannical rule of her father. Now, with her father on death's door, she goes home to try and make sense of her upbringing. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.18! \| first editions
6	The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle more books like this by John Eisenberg add to wishlist In a fast-paced narrative--colorful, rich, and full of record-setting performances and towering personalities--Eisenberg chronicles the tremendous story of the year in which two horses would come to embody a nation galloping inevitably toward civil war. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Shattered more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Renowned glassblower Gerard Logan is shocked when his good friend, jockey Martin Stukely, is killed during a horse race. Logan's shock grows when Stukely's valet thrusts a mysterious videotape into his hands. It seems that some very dangerous people are after the videotape. Now Logan is running a sort of race of his own. He has to find out the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Risk more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist A yacht in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea might seem like an ideal vacation to many, but for racehorse jockey Roland Britten it is nothing but a nightmare as this seemingly ideal location is where he awakes, tied and blindfolded, the day after winning a championship horse race. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Lyon's Gate more books like this by Catherine Coulter add to wishlist Coulter follows up her "New York Times" bestseller, "The Sherbrooke Twins," with this premium-format edition designed with a 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 trim size. Jason Sherbrooke longs to breed and race his own horses, but it's a spirited woman who will claim his heart. Original. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.30! \| first editions
10	Hugger Mugger more books like this by Robert B Parker add to wishlist Spenser leaves Beantown and goes South to investigate a string of racehorse shootings in Lamarr, Georgia. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Come to Grief more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Sid Halley finally came to believe that his friend Ellis Quint, a paragon of the horse racing world, committed a horrible crime. But the rest of the racing community refuses to accept Halley's charges, turning on Halley instead. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Kentucky Rich more books like this by Fern Michaels add to wishlist Thoroughbred horse breeder Nealy Coleman Diamond returns to the deathbed of her estranged father, Josh, and discovers some secrets about her past. While she's back in her hometown, she seeks revenge on the man who conceived a child with her and then abandoned her, forcing her to raise her illegitimate daughter by herself. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Under Orders more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Sid Halley, former jockey-turned-detective, returns. Death at the races is not uncommon, but three in one day--including a winning horse and champion jockey--are more than enough to raise Halleys suspicions. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse more books like this by Lawrence Scanlan add to wishlist Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honours runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of "Time", "Newsweek", and "Sports Illustrated"; the ... see all copies from £6.73! new only from £7.37! \| first editions
15 view cover	Bonecrack more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Left in charge of the family's stables after his father suffers a debilitating accident, young Neil Grifton is faced with a tough dilemma when violent thugs abduct him and threaten him with a sinister plan of blackmail. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Dead Heat more books like this by Dick Francis, Felix Francis add to wishlist Francis roars out of the gate with this follow-up to "Under Orders," set against the backdrop of Great Britain's famed 2000 Guineas Stakes. This "New York Times" bestseller is available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
17 view cover	Whip Hand more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Despite the fact that he thinks she's overreacting, ex-jockey turned detective Sid Halley agrees to keep an eye on an old friend's prize race horse before a big race, at the request of his buddy's wife. Winner of the 1980 Edgar Award. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Secretariat: The Making of a Champion more books like this by William Nack (Afterword by) add to wishlist "Secretariat is an elegantly crafted, exhilarating tale of speed and power, grace and greatness, told with such immediacy that the reader is lost in the rush of horses and the clatter and ring of the grandstand."Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit. In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.74! \| signed copies
19 view cover	Hot Money more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Multi-millionaire Malcolm Pembroke's colourful life has included five wives and nine children. When his fifth wife is murdered, he patches up a quarrel that has been simmering for nearly three years with his favourite son Ian, and asks for help. Ian Pembroke, who detested the fifth wife Moria, agrees to meet his father at Newmarket yearling sales. ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Smokescreen more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Edward Lincoln isn't a detective, but he plays one in the many popular films he's starred in over the course of his successful career. So when his godmother asks him to look into a mystery surrounding her fatigued race horses, Lincoln soon learns the wide and deadly gap between life and art. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Danger more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist A beautiful Italian girl driving home in an open top sports car, a little boy playing on a south Coast beach and the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club on his way to a press reception in Baltimore. One after the other they suffer the same nightmare ordeal - kidnapping. But there is one thing connecting these particular cases. For the Italian girl ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Field of Thirteen more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist In this collection of short stories set in and around the world of horse racing, Francis doesn't stray far from the familiar territory he knows best. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Enquiry more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Kelly Hughes is a jockey, labelled a cheat by a Steward's enquiry. To clear his name he investigates all those who gave evidence, including the Chief Steward who was being blackmailed. Kelly, helped by Roberta, his employer's daughter, finds out who the real villain is and saves the stables. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Wild Horses more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Valentine, a blind, confused and dying old man, seeking his peace with God, makes his last confession to a visiting friend, Thomas Lyon, mistaking him for a priest. Thomas, in Newmarket to research for a new film, is placed in a moral dilemma. Wild horses wouldn't drag from a priest the secrets of the confessional - but then Thomas is not a priest ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	To the Hilt more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist Alexander Kinloch, a reclusive young painter, is hiding in the Scottish highlands from his aristocratic past and his messy life, when he is summoned to the bedside of his stepfather in London. Alexander's journey is arduous, as the forces that laid his stepfather low threaten to do the same to him. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions

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