The racing business between the wars -- Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918-39 -- Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British -- Declining opposition to betting on racing -- Racing culture: the racecourse and racecourse life -- Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable -- Breeders and owners -- Conclusion
Summary
Mike Huggins here provides a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and an exploration of the cultural world of racing during the inter-war years. He shows how racing's pleasures were enjoyed even by the supposedly respectable middle classes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index