{"product_id":"queen-and-the-turf-book-helen-cathcart-9781800554931","title":"The Queen and the Turf","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrating a royal passion for horses and racing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of Hugo Vickers, James Pope-Hennessey, Philp Ziegler and Christopher Warwick.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Refreshing, uninhibited and sincere . a book anyone could enjoy' - \u003ci\u003eThe\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very revealing . the book is unique' - \u003ci\u003eThe\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the first full story of the Queen's racing enthusiasms and the first authentic account of Her Majesty's personal experience as a racehorse owner and racegoer, told with the help of trainers, jockeys and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis exhilarating volume traces the early years of the Queen's racing story, from childhood horse-lover to ebullient racegoer and owner of one of the finest string of racehorses in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen Cathcart goes behind the scenes to present a vivid picture of royal racing success and failures, from the Queen's frail gift-horse to the spectacular triumphs of Aureole, Carrozza, Alexander, High Veldt, Almeria, Doutelle, Pall Mall and many others. Winners of lustrous fame, they come thundering on in a cavalcade of high hopes and disappointments, superb victories, and bitter defeat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a royal pageant of the Turf rich in some of the most colourful and interesting sporting stories from the younger Queen's reign. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Helen Cathcart: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wide acclaim as a royal biographer . objective, uninhibited and penetrating' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them' - \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The doyenne of royal biographers' - \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tireless chronicler of royalty' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53187457548561,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53187457646865,"sku":"NIN9781800554931","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781800554931.jpg?v=1772392144","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/queen-and-the-turf-book-helen-cathcart-9781800554931","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}