Summary
L’Escargot was a wonder horse, one of only two to have scaled the twin peaks of steeplechasing: the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National. He won on the biggest stages in Britain and Ireland – and on one of the biggest in the USA. His victories spanned nine seasons. He triumphed on the flat, over hurdles and over fences, and at distances from two miles to the National’s grueling four miles and 856 yards.
When he surged clear of Red Rum – the best Aintree horse ever – to claim vic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781915237217 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1915237211 |
| Author: | David Owen |
| Publisher: | Trinorth Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fairfield Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 19 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm |
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About The Author
David Owen
David Owen is a former sports editor of the Financial Times, for which he worked for twenty years in the USA, Canada, France and Great Britain. A leading authority on the Olympic movement, he contributes regularly to the insidethegames.biz website. His previous horseracing book, Foinavon: The Story of the Grand National’s Biggest Upset, won the Dr Tony Ryan Book Award. His other books include Thomi Keller: A Life in Sport, Rain Starts Play and A Short History of Cricket at Everdon Hall.
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