Making the Running

By: Ian Balding

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Paperback | 7 January 2005 | Edition Number 1

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288 Pages

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2 x 12.6 x 19.9

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The image of the Derby winner with his leg in plaster was broadcast around the world. Alongside Mill Reef stood a baby-faced man who had won the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and now the Derby. He trained for the Queen and Queen Mother; and Lester Piggott, Willie Carson, and Frankie Dettori all rode for him--but where had he come from and how had he got there? Ian Balding's story is one of heartbreaking loss and outrageous good luck. He left Cambridge without a degree but with a rugby blue, and became one of the outstanding amateur sportsmen of his generation. Balding's burgeoning talent was quickly noticed and he was soon running Peter Hastings-Bass' stables at Kingsclere. Ian had no money and no experience of running a business, but he learned fast. In "Making the Running," Ian Balding reveals the pressure of maintaining the pace, and shares the highs and lows of the sport of kings.

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gripping reading... a real must for all racing fans - Sun

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