Cup Day: The Story Of The Melbourne Cup 1861-1960
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
Few sporting events have captured a nation's imagination quite like the Melbourne Cup, and Cup Day: The Story of the Melbourne Cup 1861–1960 presents a sweeping, century-long chronicle of Australia's most celebrated horse race. Authors Maurice Cavanough and Meurig Davies take the reader trackside through a hundred years of thundering hooves, legendary horses, and the electric atmosphere of Flemington Racecourse, documenting every triumph, heartbreak, and watershed moment that transformed a colonial pastime into a national institution. The narrative is rich with character — from the jockeys and trainers who shaped the race's early decades to the iconic champions whose names became synonymous with Australian sporting glory. Beyond the race results and form guides, this work stands as a significant piece of Australian social history, illustrating how the Cup came to reflect the broader story of a nation — its highs and lows, its culture, and its enduring love of the turf. Cavanough and Davies write with the authority of seasoned racing journalists, blending statistical rigour with vivid storytelling that brings each era to life. For those who believe that sport is a mirror held up to society, this is essential reading — and for those who simply love the race that stops a nation, it is an absolute treasure.
Author: Maurice Cavanough & Meurig Davies
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
Few sporting events have captured a nation's imagination quite like the Melbourne Cup, and Cup Day: The Story of the Melbourne Cup 1861–1960 presents a sweeping, century-long chronicle of Australia's most celebrated horse race. Authors Maurice Cavanough and Meurig Davies take the reader trackside through a hundred years of thundering hooves, legendary horses, and the electric atmosphere of Flemington Racecourse, documenting every triumph, heartbreak, and watershed moment that transformed a colonial pastime into a national institution. The narrative is rich with character — from the jockeys and trainers who shaped the race's early decades to the iconic champions whose names became synonymous with Australian sporting glory. Beyond the race results and form guides, this work stands as a significant piece of Australian social history, illustrating how the Cup came to reflect the broader story of a nation — its highs and lows, its culture, and its enduring love of the turf. Cavanough and Davies write with the authority of seasoned racing journalists, blending statistical rigour with vivid storytelling that brings each era to life. For those who believe that sport is a mirror held up to society, this is essential reading — and for those who simply love the race that stops a nation, it is an absolute treasure.