500 Greatest Gambles and Gamblers (Racing Post)

Graham Sharpe

ISBN 10: 1905156472 / ISBN 13: 9781905156474

Published by Highdown, 2008

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 500 Greatest Gambles and Gamblers (Racing Post)
• Publisher: Highdown
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905156472
• ISBN 13: 9781905156474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 340 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Takes you from the woman who lost GBP 3 million in one year's gambling to the man who won a GBP 1 million for 50p; from the day Frankie Dettori nearly bankrupted the bookies, to the bookie who quit the business because he'd won so much from one man.

About the Author

Graham Sharpe has spent 30 years working in the worlds of bookmaking and racing. He is William Hill's Media Relations Director, and an award-winning journalist and PR man who has studied the history of both the Sport of Kings and gambling, and written widely on the subjects.