The Racing Post Horseracing on This Day

by Graham Sharpe

Horseracing happens literally every day of the year - which is why unique and unusual events are almost commonplace in the Sport of Kings, Queens and commoners, even when that day in designed to fool you - as many felt was the case when, on 1 April 1929, a jockey named Frank Wise didn't live up to his name as he was unwise enough to ride in the Irish Grand National with only one leg and minus the tops of three fingers - yet he and his mount, Alike,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839501065
• ISBN13: 9781839501067
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Racing Post Books
• Length: 176 Pages