{"product_id":"sixty-years-of-jump-racing","title":"Sixty Years Of Jump Racing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Oakley brings alive the colourful world of those who ride and train jumping horses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith elegant production and gripping images, \u003ci\u003eSixty Years of Jump Racing\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the social and economic changes which have brought the sport’s ups and downs—like the development of sponsorships and syndicate ownership, the  near loss of the Grand National, the growing domination of  the  Cheltenham Festival  and the growth of all-weather racing to meet the bookies’ demands for betting shop fodder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pace and colour is provided by stories of the horses who have been taken to the heart of racing crowds, like the Irish-trained hurdler Istabraq and Best Mate, the three-times winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup for England.  Famous rivalries and  memorable races are re-lived and key victories revisited in portraits of and interviews with the owners, jockeys and trainers who have dominated the sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe emphasis will be largely on the past fifty years—from Arkle to Tony McCoy—but a significant introduction by Edward Gillespie encapsulates the past history of what was previously  known as ‘National Hunt Racing’ and sets the stories in context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317671403902,"sku":"NW9781472935090","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472935090.jpg?v=1778722536","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/sixty-years-of-jump-racing","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}