The Cup
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Author: Eric O'Keefe
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 300
The Melbourne Cup is more than a horse race, it is part of Australian culture and folklore, born out of the heady gold rush days of the 1860s.The Melbourne Cup is a race built on endeavour, endurance and emotion, but few Cups have been influenced by the events that surrounded Media Puzzle's win in 2002. Even the historical significance of trainer Dermot Weld - the Irish wizard - winning his second Melbourne Cup was engulfed by a wave of emotion that rode with jockey Damien Oliver, as Media Puzzle swept clear of the field in the home stretch. And when Oliver rose in the stirrups and kissed skyward, a nation - touched by a grieving Oliver's courage to ride so soon after the death of his jockey brother Jason in a horrific track fall - was swept up in one of the most stirring moments in Australian sporting history. The Cup is a combination of wonderful stories - the tragedy that has hit generations of Oliver's family; the love of an Irishman for a race on the other side of the world; and the burning but fruitless quest of an oil-rich sheikh to win Australia's greatest race. All overwhelmed by the genius of a jockey and his capacity to win, for his brother. The Cup is being made into a feature-length film.
Author: Eric O'Keefe
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 300
The Melbourne Cup is more than a horse race, it is part of Australian culture and folklore, born out of the heady gold rush days of the 1860s.The Melbourne Cup is a race built on endeavour, endurance and emotion, but few Cups have been influenced by the events that surrounded Media Puzzle's win in 2002. Even the historical significance of trainer Dermot Weld - the Irish wizard - winning his second Melbourne Cup was engulfed by a wave of emotion that rode with jockey Damien Oliver, as Media Puzzle swept clear of the field in the home stretch. And when Oliver rose in the stirrups and kissed skyward, a nation - touched by a grieving Oliver's courage to ride so soon after the death of his jockey brother Jason in a horrific track fall - was swept up in one of the most stirring moments in Australian sporting history. The Cup is a combination of wonderful stories - the tragedy that has hit generations of Oliver's family; the love of an Irishman for a race on the other side of the world; and the burning but fruitless quest of an oil-rich sheikh to win Australia's greatest race. All overwhelmed by the genius of a jockey and his capacity to win, for his brother. The Cup is being made into a feature-length film.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Eric O'Keefe
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 300
The Melbourne Cup is more than a horse race, it is part of Australian culture and folklore, born out of the heady gold rush days of the 1860s.The Melbourne Cup is a race built on endeavour, endurance and emotion, but few Cups have been influenced by the events that surrounded Media Puzzle's win in 2002. Even the historical significance of trainer Dermot Weld - the Irish wizard - winning his second Melbourne Cup was engulfed by a wave of emotion that rode with jockey Damien Oliver, as Media Puzzle swept clear of the field in the home stretch. And when Oliver rose in the stirrups and kissed skyward, a nation - touched by a grieving Oliver's courage to ride so soon after the death of his jockey brother Jason in a horrific track fall - was swept up in one of the most stirring moments in Australian sporting history. The Cup is a combination of wonderful stories - the tragedy that has hit generations of Oliver's family; the love of an Irishman for a race on the other side of the world; and the burning but fruitless quest of an oil-rich sheikh to win Australia's greatest race. All overwhelmed by the genius of a jockey and his capacity to win, for his brother. The Cup is being made into a feature-length film.
Author: Eric O'Keefe
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 300
The Melbourne Cup is more than a horse race, it is part of Australian culture and folklore, born out of the heady gold rush days of the 1860s.The Melbourne Cup is a race built on endeavour, endurance and emotion, but few Cups have been influenced by the events that surrounded Media Puzzle's win in 2002. Even the historical significance of trainer Dermot Weld - the Irish wizard - winning his second Melbourne Cup was engulfed by a wave of emotion that rode with jockey Damien Oliver, as Media Puzzle swept clear of the field in the home stretch. And when Oliver rose in the stirrups and kissed skyward, a nation - touched by a grieving Oliver's courage to ride so soon after the death of his jockey brother Jason in a horrific track fall - was swept up in one of the most stirring moments in Australian sporting history. The Cup is a combination of wonderful stories - the tragedy that has hit generations of Oliver's family; the love of an Irishman for a race on the other side of the world; and the burning but fruitless quest of an oil-rich sheikh to win Australia's greatest race. All overwhelmed by the genius of a jockey and his capacity to win, for his brother. The Cup is being made into a feature-length film.
The Cup