{"product_id":"2026200018450-secondhand-a-century-galloped-by-the-first-hundred-years-of-the-victoria-racing-club","title":"A Century Galloped By: The First Hundred Years Of The Victoria Racing Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew institutions have shaped Australian sporting culture as profoundly as the Victoria Racing Club, and A Century Galloped By chronicles the remarkable first hundred years of this iconic organisation with authority, passion, and meticulous historical detail. John Pacini takes readers on a sweeping journey through the Club's formative decades, capturing the drama of championship races, the personalities who defined the sport, and the evolution of thoroughbred racing from a colonial pastime into a national obsession deeply woven into the Australian identity.\n\nPacini writes with the precision of a seasoned historian and the storytelling flair of a true racing enthusiast, illuminating the social, cultural, and economic forces that transformed the VRC into one of the most prestigious racing bodies in the world. Rich with archival detail and vivid portraits of the horses, jockeys, and administrators who built a legendary institution, this centenary volume stands as an essential record for anyone who has ever felt the thunder of hooves at Flemington — and a tantalising reminder of just how much history can be packed into a single century of sport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620320841947,"sku":"2026200018450-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6fc38ae7-9764-4224-97b5-b9d788d358b6.png?v=1791873215","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018450-secondhand-a-century-galloped-by-the-first-hundred-years-of-the-victoria-racing-club","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}