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The Sure Thing : The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History...

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Captivating true crime story
Intricate legal betting scheme
Masterfully executed criminal plan
Revealing biographical tale
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The fascinating true story of how legendary gambler Barney Curley pulled off the greatest betting scams in horseracing 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, thirtyfive years after his first coup, Curley staged the ultimate multimillionpoundwinning 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 ThingExtremely entertaining, and a revealing insight into one of horse racings most colourful, and controversial, characters The PressFascinating Racing PostA brilliant read. Love horse racing or not, you wont be able to put it down Wexford PeopleThere are fiction books that wont keep you as enthralled as this! Reader review

SKU: M9780099576587
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Binding: Paperback;432 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BG; Weight: 422 g; Dimensions: 199 x 130 x 27

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