Horsetrader

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...

Horsetrader: Robert Sangster and the Rise and Fall of the Sport of Kings By Patrick Robinson with Nick Robinson Unsurprisingly we have had several recommendations for the superb Horsetrader. Below, syndicate manager Sam Hoskins and Godolphin Flying Start trainee Isabella Paul tell us why they enjoyed it so much. Sam Hoskins: Co-written by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds' founder Nick Robinson, who I believe was partly responsible for introducing Robert Sangster to racing, this book would be high up there for me as it really sets the scene to today's racing and...