bartley patrick (6 resultados)

hard cover with dust jacket. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st edition. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. 24 cm. XI, 307 pages Near fine book in near fine dust jacket, as new condition.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 307 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 307 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Hardback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Patrick BartleyFormat: HardbackNumber of Pages: 320Everyone loved Roy Higgins. A warm and genuine character with a great sense of humour, the boy from the bush was known as 'The Professor' for his freakish ability to read the track and his easy eloquence. Higgins' racing record was extraordinary. He rode Bart Cummings' first Melbourne Cup winner, Light Fingers, in 1965, and was one of a handful of jockeys to win the grand slam of racing- the Golden Slipper, Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Over his 30-year career, Higgins clocked up 2312 wins, including 108 Group 1 races. All this, despite a never-ending battle with his weight. Roy Higgins died in March 2014, aged 75. His televised funeral took place in the mounting yard at Flemington, a fitting tribute to the humble man who had a profound effect on horseracing for more than five decades as jockey, commentator and teacher. This is a celebration of a great Australian, with racing royalty, friends and family sharing their stories and memories of Roy Higgins, the gentle trailblazer who touched their lives. 'Roy has been an inspiration, an icon and a legend. His legacy will live on forever.' Damien Oliver 'Roy wasn't just a great jockey and a fine ambassador for racing - that's only half the story. He was a great human being, and that might be the bigger story . because it's harder to be a great human being.' Les Carlyon. Hardback.

Hardback. 1114. 'Roy's been an inspiration, an icon and a legend. His legacy will live on forever.' Damien Oliver A great jockey and an even better bloke, Roy Higgins was such a revered figure of the Australian turf that his televised funeral took place at Flemington in the mounting yard with racing royalty in attendance. The hearse took him down the straight where he'd won two Melbourne Cups. Higgins died in March 2014, aged 75. The jockey known as 'The Professor' grew up in the shearing sheds of Deniliquin. He rode Bart Cummings' first Melbourne Cup winner, Light Fingers, in 1965, and was one of a handful of jockeys to win the grand slam of racing: the Golden Slipper, Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Over his 30-year career Higgins clocked up an amazing 2300+ wins, including 108 group one races. And he 'lost enough sweat to keep the whole world slim' as he struggled to keep his weight down. A warm and genuine character with a great sense of humour, Higgins was much loved. This is a biography that celebrates Higgins' contribution to five decades of Australian horseracing, where key racing figures around Australia share their stories and memories. 2014. A near fine copy which has had the title page removed. The d/w is very good with a repaired tear to the top front corner.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by the author. Trade paperback. Spine toned, page edges foxed and foredge margins occasionally so, very good. Inscribed on the title page by "Rose + Bartley" in one hand, presumably Rose's. Gordon was born in Boston and served nearly 40 years as a State Department foreign service officer. *OCLC* locates two copies.