A Century Galloped By: The First Hundred Years Of The Victoria Racing Club
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
From the thundering hooves of Flemington's earliest races to the grandeur of the modern Melbourne Cup, A Century Galloped By chronicles the remarkable first hundred years of the Victoria Racing Club — one of Australia's most storied and influential sporting institutions. John Pacini presents a richly detailed account of the VRC's founding, its triumphs and tribulations, and the colourful cast of owners, trainers, jockeys, and administrators who shaped the course of Australian thoroughbred racing from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Set against the backdrop of a young and rapidly evolving nation, the narrative captures the social pageantry and competitive spirit that transformed race day into a defining ritual of Australian culture. Pacini writes with the assured hand of a historian who understands that sport is never merely sport — it is a mirror of the society that surrounds it. A Century Galloped By argues that the VRC's story is inseparable from the broader story of Victoria itself: its colonial ambitions, its waves of prosperity and hardship, and its enduring love affair with the thoroughbred. Meticulously researched and accessibly written, the book stands as an authoritative record of an institution that gave the world the race that stops a nation — leaving the reader to wonder what the next century of racing will bring.
Author: John Pacini
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
From the thundering hooves of Flemington's earliest races to the grandeur of the modern Melbourne Cup, A Century Galloped By chronicles the remarkable first hundred years of the Victoria Racing Club — one of Australia's most storied and influential sporting institutions. John Pacini presents a richly detailed account of the VRC's founding, its triumphs and tribulations, and the colourful cast of owners, trainers, jockeys, and administrators who shaped the course of Australian thoroughbred racing from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Set against the backdrop of a young and rapidly evolving nation, the narrative captures the social pageantry and competitive spirit that transformed race day into a defining ritual of Australian culture. Pacini writes with the assured hand of a historian who understands that sport is never merely sport — it is a mirror of the society that surrounds it. A Century Galloped By argues that the VRC's story is inseparable from the broader story of Victoria itself: its colonial ambitions, its waves of prosperity and hardship, and its enduring love affair with the thoroughbred. Meticulously researched and accessibly written, the book stands as an authoritative record of an institution that gave the world the race that stops a nation — leaving the reader to wonder what the next century of racing will bring.