Title The sport of kings : kinship, class, and thoroughbred breeding in Newmarket / Rebecca Cassidy.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Description	1 online resource (xi, 186 pages) : map
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-182).
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Headquarters -- 3. Keeping it in the family -- 4. At the races -- 5. Having a flutter -- 6. Going once, going twice ... -- 7. One of the lads -- 8. Doing it for Daddy -- 9. Blood will tell -- 10. Conclusions -- List of references -- Index.
Summary	A 'behind the scenes' description of British flat racing based on the experiences of an academic living and working in Newmarket, regarded as the international headquarters of flat racing. Rebecca Cassidy offers explanations of the rituals involved in horseracing, and shows how racing, betting and the bloodstock industry fit together.
Subject	Thoroughbred horse -- Breeding -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
	Race horses -- Breeding -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
	Horse racing -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
	Horse industry -- England -- Newmarket (Suffolk)
	Horse racing -- England -- Newmarket.
	Thoroughbred horse.
	Horse industry.
	Horse racing.
	Race horses.
	PETS -- Horses -- Riding.
	Horse industry. (OCoLC)fst00960469
	Horse racing. (OCoLC)fst00960488
	Race horses -- Breeding. (OCoLC)fst01086492
	Thoroughbred horse -- Breeding. (OCoLC)fst01150239
	England -- Newmarket (Suffolk) (OCoLC)fst01719842
Other Form:	Print version: Cassidy, Rebecca. Sport of kings. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521808774 (DLC) 2002073440 (OCoLC)49991526
ISBN	0511016417 (electronic bk.)
	9780511016417 (electronic bk.)
	0511177615 (electronic bk.)
	9780511177613 (electronic bk.)
	9780511613760 (electronic bk.)
	0511613768 (electronic bk.)
	9780511044748 (electronic bk.)
	0511044747 (electronic bk.)

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