When Bobby Met Christy: The Story of Bobby Beasley and a Wayward Horse

When Bobby Met Christy: The Story of Bobby Beasley and a Wayward Horse
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Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9781848891128
ISBN-13 : 1848891121
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Book Synopsis When Bobby Met Christy: The Story of Bobby Beasley and a Wayward Horse by : Declan Colley

Download or read book When Bobby Met Christy: The Story of Bobby Beasley and a Wayward Horse written by Declan Colley and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2010-10-03 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bobby Beasley was a champion jockey. By 26, he had won a Cheltenham Gold Cup, a Champion Hurdle and a Grand National. But when he was 24, Bobby took his first drink and soon succumbed to alcoholism. He turned a corner after his friend, Nicky Rackard, urged him to attend Alcoholics Anonymous. Five years later, aged 38, Beasley rode Captain Christy to an amazing victory at the Cheltenham Gold Cup. In the history of unlikely comebacks, that of Irish jockey Bobby Beasley is the most heartwarming of them all.


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