Women in Racing
In Their Own Words
$40.50
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2022
Summary
Women currently occupy a wide variety of extremely significant roles in Thoroughbred racing. Their presence and influence are apparent in every aspect of the sport, which is remarkable when one recalls that hardly more than a generation ago racing was still–as it had been for centuries–almost completely dominated by men. Where did these women come from? What prompted them to penetrate this male bastion and seek such vocations as jockey, trainer, owner-breeder, television commentator, veterina…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493069644 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1493069640 |
| Author: | John McEvoy, Julia McEvoy |
| Publisher: | Eclipse Press |
| Imprint: | Eclipse Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 221mm x 154mm x 17mm |
About The Author
John McEvoy
John McEvoy (1936-2019) was an editor of the Daily Racing Form and the author of numerous books on horse racing, including Great Horse Racing Mysteries and a profile of the iconic racehorse Roundtable for Eclipse Press. He also authored the Jack Doyle horse racing mysteries series.
Julia McEvoy is senior editor, Education and Equity, for KQED in San Francisco. Her editorial work has received a Peabody Award, a Casey Medal for Coverage of Children and Families, several Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as awards from the Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Society for Professional Journalists.
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