Cooper Simon
Frankel The Greatest Racehorse Of All Time And The Sport That Made Him
Frankel The Greatest Racehorse Of All Time And The Sport That Made Him
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Description: In horse racing greatness is defined by speed. Being the second fastest counts for little. You have to win. And win. And keep winning until every challenger of your generation is put to the sword. Of the twelve horses lined up on Newmarket Heath that 2011 day one would do just that. And more. To become the greatest racehorse that has ever lived. Frankel was born on 11 February 2008, with four white socks and a blaze from impressive equine lines on both his parents sides. Simon Cooper revisits the whole of the horse's life giving readers an inside tour of the calm oasis that is life a stud farm where a foal will live with his mother for the first year of his life. Next the atmosphere of heady possibility that marks the early days of training. Roadwork. Gallops. Trials. Turning raw potential into something more. Frankel begins to set himself apart. A detailed and fast - paced narrative breathlessly recounts the racing career of the horse who by his retirement to stud at the age of 4, would be rated the greatest of all time. Cooper weaves the horse's tale with those of his trainer battling cancer the stablehands who coped with his explosive nature the work rider who tamed him the the jockey who rode in all fourteen of his races and the owner who saw his potential from the very beginning. The result is a rich and multifaceted tale of modern horse racing the lives of everyone involved human and equine and the unadulterated glory of winning. And winning everything.
Title: Frankel The Greatest Racehorse Of All Time And The Sport That Made Him
Author(s): Cooper Simon
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Barcode: 9780008307073
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 7/27/2021
Category: Horse Racing
Description: In horse racing greatness is defined by speed. Being the second fastest counts for little. You have to win. And win. And keep winning until every challenger of your generation is put to the sword. Of the twelve horses lined up on Newmarket Heath that 2011 day one would do just that. And more. To become the greatest racehorse that has ever lived. Frankel was born on 11 February 2008, with four white socks and a blaze from impressive equine lines on both his parents sides. Simon Cooper revisits the whole of the horse's life giving readers an inside tour of the calm oasis that is life a stud farm where a foal will live with his mother for the first year of his life. Next the atmosphere of heady possibility that marks the early days of training. Roadwork. Gallops. Trials. Turning raw potential into something more. Frankel begins to set himself apart. A detailed and fast - paced narrative breathlessly recounts the racing career of the horse who by his retirement to stud at the age of 4, would be rated the greatest of all time. Cooper weaves the horse's tale with those of his trainer battling cancer the stablehands who coped with his explosive nature the work rider who tamed him the the jockey who rode in all fourteen of his races and the owner who saw his potential from the very beginning. The result is a rich and multifaceted tale of modern horse racing the lives of everyone involved human and equine and the unadulterated glory of winning. And winning everything.
Title: Frankel The Greatest Racehorse Of All Time And The Sport That Made Him
Author(s): Cooper Simon
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Barcode: 9780008307073
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 7/27/2021
Category: Horse Racing
