Sure Thing (eBook)

The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History

Nick Townsend (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
432 Seiten
Random House (Verlag)
9781448136148 (ISBN)

Infos

THE BOOKIES ALWAYS WIN.

Yet, for over four decades Barney Curley has proved himself a rare exception. The country's most renowned and fearless gambler, a man who will back his judgement to win 100,000 and more on a single day, has consistently emerged triumphant from bloody skirmishes with the old enemy.

In the summer of 1975 Curley masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time, with a racehorse named Yellow Sam, costing Irish bookmakers around 300,000, the equivalent of some 2m today.

No-one believed anything similar could be staged again this century. Bookmakers now have communications and technology in place to thwart any renewed attempts. But challenges inspire Curley and he was determined to beat the system - again.

Thirty-five years later from his first coup, Curley set about staging an ambitious sequel to his Yellow Sam scheme. Curley has never divulged the full details of what happened. Now, for the first time, The Sure Thing reveals the complete story of the months of planning and preparation, with all the trials and tribulations, that went into the biggest organised gamble in racing history.

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The fascinating true story of how legendary gambler Barney Curley pulled off the greatest betting scams in horse-racing history. Calls to mind The Italian Job. Independent on SundayThe bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. It cost the bookmakers millions of pounds. They said that it could never happen again. But in May 2010, thirty-five years after his first coup, Curley staged the ultimate multi-million-pound-winning sequel. The Sure Thing tells the complete story of how he managed to organise the biggest gamble in racing history - and how he then followed up with yet another audacious scheme.Praise for The Sure Thing: Extremely entertaining, and a revealing insight into one of horse racing s most colourful, and controversial, characters The Press Fascinating Racing Post A brilliant read. Love horse racing or not, you won t be able to put it down Wexford People There are fiction books that won t keep you as enthralled as this! ***** Reader review

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.2.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• ISBN-13: 9781448136148 / 9781448136148