42 Days at the Races: A Punting Adventure
by Thomas, Helen
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1741754569
- ISBN 13
- 9781741754568
- Seller
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About This Item
Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 290 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The cover has bumps and marks indicating prior use but is in very good condition overall. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. Does a winning horse really stand out in the mounting yard? Will life-long punting loyalty to an equine family, a trainer, or jockey, ever be repaid? Is there any such thing as a foolproof betting system, a hot tip or a sure thing? Is punting the biggest mug's game in existence, or can you win big, even make a living from it? And could you ever find a publisher who'd let you loose with a purse of $20,000 so you could find out? Diehard punter Helen Thomas attempts to answer these questions by accepting the dream challenge of betting with someone else's money, and spending every day of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival on the punt. That's 42 days of getting up at dawn for track work before following the turf convoy out of town for country meetings in the extraordinary lead-up to Australia's really big racing events - the Holy Grail for punters and owners alike: the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Equestrian & Racing; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781741754568. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4250. . 9781741754568
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4250
- Title
- 42 Days at the Races: A Punting Adventure
- Author
- Thomas, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1741754569
- ISBN 13
- 9781741754568
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- BZDB137 horse racing, horses, australia, melbourne, victoria, spring racing carnival, melbourne cup, punting, betting, Sports & Pastimes; Equestrian & Racing; EAN: 9781741754568 Thomas, Helen 42 Days at the Races: A Punting Adventure
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