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A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish
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ISBN10: 1400078091
ISBN13: 9781400078097
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Feb 13 2007
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.32 Depth: 7.94
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781400078097
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Feb 13 2007
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.32 Depth: 7.94
Language: English
Twenty-five years after Laughing in the Hills, his racetrack classic, Bill Barich tells the story of how he fell in love and found a new life in Dublin, where he was soon caught up in the Irish obsession with horses and luck. Barich travels his adopted country and meets the leading trainers and jockeys; the beleaguered bookies who work rain or shine; and a host of passionate, like-minded fans--from Father Sean Breen, the Racing Priest, to T. P. Reilly, whose peculiar betting system turns on a horse's looks. Witty, philosophical, and vividly written, A Fine Place to Daydream is a paean to the real Ireland, a moving tale of a surprise romance, and a thrilling account of a hugely exciting season at the track.
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