Winner of Horse Racing publication of the 12 months within the presitigious 2013 British activities e-book Awards.
In no different road of her existence is the Queen as secure as she is at the racecourses of england. Her ardour for the Turf unearths expression in her patronage of Royal Ascot and the Derby. much less good documented is the enjoyment she derives from spending time with thoroughbreds and the myriad human characters within the game. it seems that comfy of their corporation, she enjoys not anything greater than 'talking horses' within the manner running shoes and jockeys do each day. during this appreciate, horse racing is in a privileged place. it's been afforded a special perception into Her Majesty at her rest. From visits to horsemen in her hire and her commonplace touch with them has emerged an extraordinary portrait: one freed from the shackles of respectable accountability, and one within which the Queen's enjoy the game of Kings is the overriding snapshot. Julian Muscat is going backstage with all of the Queen's males to carry to existence this portrait of Her Majesty in her aspect. Interspersed with the background of her patronage of racing are quite a few anecdotes of the way her ardour manifests itself in daily conditions. It enunciates the Queen's pleasure from the interior out.
"The result's a triumph... the anecdotes are excellent" -- Robin Oakley, The Spectator
"One of the main beautifully-written racing books of contemporary times." --Marcus Armytage, The day-by-day Telegraph
"Her visits to Richard Hannon's Wiltshire stables offer hilarious examining ... a needs to for all racing fans." --Claude Duval, The Sun
"This booklet, comprehensively and wonderfully illustrated with a range of appealing pictures, is extremely instructed" --The Racing Forum
"This might turn into some of the most insightful books published for the Jubilee." -- Kate eco-friendly, nation Life
"This interesting learn will engross racing enthusiasts old and young" --Owner Breeder journal.
"A fantastically offered e-book penned to perfection via former instances racing correspondent Julian Muscat" --Newmarket Journal