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From his extensive experience as a Steeplechase rider, he and John Welcome—a fellow best-selling writer—have gathered 28 of the most classic horse racing stories around. The authors range from Arthur Conan Doyle and Beryl Markham to John Taintor Foote and Francis himself. Damon Runyon’s “Pick the Winner” introduces us to the unforgettable, ironically named Hot Horse Herbie and his ever-loving fiancée, Miss Cutie Singleton. In her “Pullinstown,” Molly Keane brilliantly evokes racing among the Anglo-Irish gentry. Horse loving readers will definitely judge this a winner.… (mais)
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Dick Francis is the author of some of the greatest stories available to the reading public -- especially stories about or relevant to horse racing. Alas, as a picker of other people's stories, he is not quite the master. This collection does indeed have some excellent stories, but, oy, some are just irritating and/or depressing. In other words, probably every reader will like some and dislike others, so I guess my recommendation is, borrow it, don't buy it -- at least until you decide if you like more than you dislike. Certainly there are plenty of stories to choose from. It's a fairly large collection, and Sturgeon's Law does NOT apply. ( )
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Previously published in two separate volumes: The Dick Francis treasury of great racing stories and The new treasury of great racing stories
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From his extensive experience as a Steeplechase rider, he and John Welcome—a fellow best-selling writer—have gathered 28 of the most classic horse racing stories around. The authors range from Arthur Conan Doyle and Beryl Markham to John Taintor Foote and Francis himself. Damon Runyon’s “Pick the Winner” introduces us to the unforgettable, ironically named Hot Horse Herbie and his ever-loving fiancée, Miss Cutie Singleton. In her “Pullinstown,” Molly Keane brilliantly evokes racing among the Anglo-Irish gentry. Horse loving readers will definitely judge this a winner.
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Alas, as a picker of other people's stories, he is not quite the master.
This collection does indeed have some excellent stories, but, oy, some are just irritating and/or depressing.
In other words, probably every reader will like some and dislike others, so I guess my recommendation is, borrow it, don't buy it -- at least until you decide if you like more than you dislike.
Certainly there are plenty of stories to choose from. It's a fairly large collection, and Sturgeon's Law does NOT apply. (