Winston Churchill's Racehorses
$60.89
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
Churchill’s Sporting Blood: The Story of His Racehorses
Churchill’s passions were many: the army, politics, and, perhaps less well-known, horses. This book delves into his surprisingly successful ownership of racehorses, beginning in 1949 with Colonist II’s victory at Salisbury and continuing until his final runner in 1964.
Despite owning only 40 horses, they participated in 394 flat races and 30 National Hunt races, achieving 70 flat wins and 8 over jumps. This represents a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036118235 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036118231 |
| Author: | Rupert Collens |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Rupert Collens
Sir Rupert Mackeson has written many well-reviewed books on horse racing under the pen name Rupert Collens. He is the ideal author for this book about Churchill’s racehorses, as they both attended Harrow, starting in the fourth form and residing in the same house (The Head Master’s). Rupert witnessed Churchill’s visits to the school several times, where the boys entertained him with songs. Moreover, like Churchill, Rupert was commissioned into a cavalry regiment after leaving Harrow.
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