This is a book about the unexpected, the off-beat, the quirky – 500 of the strangest stories in horseracing's history. Graham Sharpe has been racing from Ascot to Australia; Jersey to Germany; in the morning in Spain, at midnight in Italy; in sub-zero temperatures and heat wave conditions. Wherever and in whatever conditions he has been racing he’s enjoyed gloriously mad moments. He’s seen Elvis Presley act as official starter in Germany; accepted a winning tip from a racehorse in Sweden; heard the William Tell overture announcing the 'off' in Spain; spotted vultures circling over the course in France. All are gathered together in this delightful collection.
