Fine Cotton Fiasco, 9780143793700
Paperback
Brisbane, 1984: a horse swap, bad luck, and hilarious chaos.

Fine Cotton Fiasco

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    19 August 2019

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Summary

The Fine Cotton Fiasco: When a Horse Swap Went Hilariously Wrong

Brisbane, 1984: A seemingly foolproof plan to swap a slow horse for a fast one and win big at the races quickly spirals into chaos.

In The Fine Cotton Fiasco, Peter Hoysted and Pat Sheil recount the unbelievable true story of how a combination of poor planning, worse decisions, and comical misfortune led to the scheme’s unraveling.

Imagine a horse with painted white socks leaving a trail on the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143793700
ISBN-10:0143793705
Author:Peter Hoysted, Pat Sheil
Publisher:Random House Australia
Imprint:Ebury Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:19 August 2019
Weight:400g
Dimensions:27mm x 233mm x 155mm
About The Author

Peter Hoysted

Peter Hoysted (Author)

Peter is a columnist at The Australian where he writes under a nom de plume, Jack The Insider, on politics, sport, true crime and whatever else takes his fancy. He wrote and produced Tough Nuts- Australia’s Hardest Criminals for Foxtel Productions in 2010; a two-series, 16-episode examination of Australia’s most notorious gangland figures. Tough Nuts has since been retitled Australian Crime Series and currently screens on the Nine Network.

Pat Sheil (Author)

Pat is a Sydney writer and journalist. Since first being published in student magazines in the late ‘70s, and the music magazines RAM and The Edge from 1980, he has written for, and edited, many and various publications, written for radio and stage, and authored or co-authored several books. He was also a founding member of the notorious shock/rock band Jimmy and The Boys, with Ignatius Jones.

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