Horse Trader: Robert Sangster and the Rise and Fall of the Sport of Kings

Nonfiction, Sports, Horse Sports, Horse Racing
Cover of the book Horse Trader: Robert Sangster and the Rise and Fall of the Sport of Kings by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson, HarperCollins Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson ISBN: 9780008193379
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication: June 30, 2016
Imprint: HarperCollins Language: English
Author: Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
ISBN: 9780008193379
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication: June 30, 2016
Imprint: HarperCollins
Language: English

During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world’s rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbread racehorses. From the Jockey Club to Kentucky, from Royal Ascot to Belmont Park, high society and new money celebrated a horsebreeders’ bonanza as hundreds of millions of dollars were waged in the ultimate racing gamble. Horsetrader is the thrilling, compulsive story of the rise and spectacular crash of the Sport of Kings. Robert Sangster was the man responsible for the boom. together with Irishmen Vincent O’Brien, the world’s finest trainer, and stallion master John Magnier, Sangster undertook the revolutionary policy of buying ‘baby’ stallions – the world’s most expensive yearlings. And the man who could win at this game, they decided, was the man who bought them all. they sent prices through the roof in bidding wars fought with breathtaking daring. Top stallions became worth three times their weight in gold – the breeding rights to them became a licence to print money. This book traces the gripping story of how Sangster and his little band of Irish horsemen ransacked the world’s most prestigious bloodstock auction, the Keeneland Sales in Kentucky. It witnesses too the terrible crash – the bankruptcies and the ruined thoroughbred farms. Written with the full co-operation of Sangster himself, Horsetrader is the inside track on an awesome bid to corner the thoroughbred market.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world’s rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbread racehorses. From the Jockey Club to Kentucky, from Royal Ascot to Belmont Park, high society and new money celebrated a horsebreeders’ bonanza as hundreds of millions of dollars were waged in the ultimate racing gamble. Horsetrader is the thrilling, compulsive story of the rise and spectacular crash of the Sport of Kings. Robert Sangster was the man responsible for the boom. together with Irishmen Vincent O’Brien, the world’s finest trainer, and stallion master John Magnier, Sangster undertook the revolutionary policy of buying ‘baby’ stallions – the world’s most expensive yearlings. And the man who could win at this game, they decided, was the man who bought them all. they sent prices through the roof in bidding wars fought with breathtaking daring. Top stallions became worth three times their weight in gold – the breeding rights to them became a licence to print money. This book traces the gripping story of how Sangster and his little band of Irish horsemen ransacked the world’s most prestigious bloodstock auction, the Keeneland Sales in Kentucky. It witnesses too the terrible crash – the bankruptcies and the ruined thoroughbred farms. Written with the full co-operation of Sangster himself, Horsetrader is the inside track on an awesome bid to corner the thoroughbred market.

More books from HarperCollins Publishers

Cover of the book Mega Sleepover 3 (The Sleepover Club) by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book The Raven’s Knot (Tales from the Wyrd Museum, Book 2) by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Fifty Things You Need to Know About World History by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Distilled by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book The Girl in the Mirror by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book First Foods and Weaning (NCT) by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Born into the Children of God: Part 2 of 3: My life in a religious sex cult and my struggle for survival on the outside by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Follow Your Fantasy: Deeper by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Rising Star (Silver Dolphins, Book 7) by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Christmas Is Cancelled by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book The Grand Tour A-Z of the Car: Everything you wanted to know about cars and some things you probably didn’t by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book The Bed and Breakfast on the Beach by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book The Halloumi Cookbook by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Emma (Collins Classics) by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
Cover of the book Land Girls: The Homecoming (Land Girls, Book 1) by Patrick Robinson, Nick Robinson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy