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The Sure Thing: The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History by Nick Townsend (Paperback, 2015)
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By Nick Townsend. Author Nick Townsend. Subtitle The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History. This is a brilliant read. Love horse racing or not, you won't be able to put it down once the action gets going.
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A compelling insight into how legendary gambler Barney Curley pulled off the greatest horse betting scams in history __________________ The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. With a meticulous, entirely legal plan involving dozens of people, perfectly timed phone calls, sealed orders and months of preparation, Curley and Yellow Sam beat the bookmakers and cost them millions. They said that it could never happen again. But in May 2010, thirty-five years after his first coup, Curley staged the ultimate multi-million-pound-winning sequel. The Sure Thing tells the complete story of how he managed to organise the biggest gamble in racing history - and how he then followed up with yet another audacious scheme in January 2014.Product Identifiers
PublisherCornerstone
ISBN-139780099576587
eBay Product ID (ePID)213418432
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Sure Thing: the Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History
AuthorNick Townsend
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGambling
Publication Year2015
GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports
Number of Pages432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight298g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorNick Townsend
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 30 Dec, 2020
Missing pages
Said was readable from pages 144 to 168 is missing how can we read thatVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 May, 2025
Just brilliant to read
Really enjoyed reading this book even though not really into horse racing was very compelling to readVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Mar, 2022
My gift was highly thought of.
I can only relate what I have been told as it was a gift, but well appreciated.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 19 Apr, 2020
Excellent
Just whet I ordered arrived on time very happy.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 Dec, 2021
Exciting
Great read great manVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Jun, 2021
Barney Curley
Good to read about someone doing the greedy bookies.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Nov, 2022
Compelling read
Not a bookies favourite punterVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
