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Mr Darley's Arabian by Christopher McGrath - ISBN: 9781848549852
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One horse’s bloodline shaped racing history, fortunes, and scandal for centuries.

Mr Darley's Arabian

High Life, Low Life, Sporting Life: A History of Racing in 25 Horses: Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award

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    448 pages

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    10 July 2017

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Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award

In 1704, a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in Yorkshire. But he turned out to be far more than that: and although Mr Darley’s Arabian never ran a race, 95% of all thoroughbreds in the world today are descended from him. In this book, for the first time, award-wi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781848549852
ISBN-10:1848549857
Author:Christopher McGrath
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:10 July 2017
Weight:326g
Dimensions:195mm x 127mm x 30mm
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Critics Review

A racing book like no other - a book of remarkable scope

A racing book like no other - a book of remarkable scope - Robin Oakley, The Spectator

Erudite, wry and astute … extraordinary horses and a rich seam of cultural history woven into a fascinating book - Melanie Reid, The Times, Book of the Week

A racy gallop … Christopher McGrath offers a teeming, colourful survey of these many stories - Observer

McGrath is a sports writer, one of the finest and most certainly one of the most under-appreciated of this generation. He tells stories with gentle understatement and has a fine understanding of racing and its diverse community … Immense attention to detail - Sunday Times

A vivid, sweeping history of impressive scope. McGrath’s eye for a story and eloquent turns of phrase will delight - Racing Post

Did I think I’d end up missing the whole of the Euro 2016 final in order to finish Chris McGrath’s recently-published Mr Darley’s Arabian? By no means, but I guess it’s just that kind of book - Sporting Life

A good story … McGrath is an award-winning journalist … at his best when he is conveying his love of racing - Literary Review

A fascinating tale … Very well written, its narrative racing along effortlessly - as you might expect of a thoroughbred author - Coventry Telegraph

About The Author

Christopher McGrath

Chris McGrath was racing correspondent at the Independent for seven years and has won multiple awards, including racing journalist of the year. This is his first book.

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