The iconic Horsetrader, the 324-page tale of Robert Sangster and the genesis of the Coolmore Throughbred breeding empire, is now available as an audiobook, the Sangster family announced.
Horsetrader covers the pivotal shift in the racing industry between 1974 and 1990 when bloodstock prices skyrocketed from $135,000 to over $13 million. This era reshaped the history of bloodstock breeding, prompting even governmental attention, and adjustments in US tax rates during President Reagan's administration to accommodate the sport's transformation.
Swettenham Stud's Adam Sangster, Robert's son, commissioned English recording artist Christopher Tester to convert Horsetrader into an audiobook this spring, retaining every page and word from the original text.
Written by Patrick and the late Nick Robinson, it will also be available on Audiobook and Amazon later in the year. Owner/breeder Patrick Robinson is currently a globally recognized author with number one bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. Nick was one of Robert's oldest friends, and purchased Robert's first racehorse bred by his grandfather Sir John Foster Robinson.
Print copies are extremely rare since it was first published in 1995, with many making over $500 for a second-hand hardback. The affordable modern format is priced at $24.99 and is available here. The Sangster family has pledged that a portion of the profits from the audiobook will go to support essential causes.
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