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Remarkable Racecourses

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Remarkable Racecourses is a visually stunning collection showcasing over 70 extraordinary racecourses from across five continents. Featuring breathtaking photographs and informative text, the book explores racecourses that are unique for their history, location, and design—ranging from Ireland's Laytown beach race to the frozen lake course at St. Moritz and New Zealand’s Pukekohe Park nestled within a motor racing circuit. This volume travels worldwide to reveal the most captivating and unusual venues in horse racing.
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Format: Hardback
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This book is perfect for horse racing enthusiasts, sports photographers, and those intrigued by distinctive global sporting venues. It offers a rich visual and cultural experience for readers interested in international sports history and remarkable landscapes.

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Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of amazing racecourses from five continents captured by some of the world's greatest racing photographers.

An illustrated guide to the world’s most interesting racecourses

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Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of amazing racecourses from five continents captured by some of the world's greatest racing photographers.

Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of the world’s most striking racecourses. Lavish photographs and informative text show why each racecourse is unique, whether it’s the oldest, longest, shortest, most southerly, most northerly, most beautiful or most extraordinary.

Among the 70-plus racecourses included are Laytown in Ireland (the only race run on a beach under Turf Club rules), St. Moritz in Switzerland (which takes place on a frozen lake), Pukekohe Park in New Zealand (which is located in the centre of a motor racing circuit), Cartmel in Cumbria (where spectators enjoy the action from the centre of the circuit) and Epsom Downs in Surrey (which is a left-handed, open-ended, horseshoe-shaped course).

The book travels across continents, from rural England to Outer Mongolia, to bring you the most astonishing racecourses on the planet.

Remarkable Racecourses features more than 70 racecourses including Aintree, Ascot, Baghdad Equestrian Club, Beirut Hippodrome, Birdsville, Cartmel, Champ de Mars, Capannelle, Chantilly, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Chester, Ellerslie, Epsom Downs, Flemington, Goodwood, Hamilton Park, Happy Valley, Hialeah Park, Iffezheim, Kernic Bay, Laytown, Longchamp, Mahalaxmi, Maisons-Laffitte, Meydan, Moonee Valley, Newmarket, Pontefract, Pukekohe Park, Santa Anita, St. Moritz, Tokyo, Turffontein, and Woodbine.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911216872

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pavilion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 285.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 1340g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Tom Peacock has no recollection of his first racecourse visit, when taken in a pushchair to see the 1982 King George VI Chase at Kempton Park, but something must have rubbed off on him. After university he landed a production role for a racing television station. Switching to journalism, he worked for the Press Association for the best part of a decade and most recently was a racing reporter for the Daily Telegraph, covering meetings from as far afield as Australia and Qatar. Tom has twice been nominated as Reporter Of The Year at the Horserace Writers & Photographers Association (HWPA) awards and has appeared as an expert for CNN and talkSPORT.

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