HBO.comAnd then the horse had to go and break its leg?? Selfish!! In December, "Luck" creator David Milch described his conception of his new show as "the [horse] track is what the river was to Mark Twain. Where you see the most life and interesting peop

A crime novel that takes place in the world of sports really is a plot on the edge of a razor. The author has to put in enough information to carry the story, but he can’t overwhelm the reader. After all, no one who reads Dick Francis cares about handica

High Stakes was the fourteenth of Dick Francis's bestselling thrillers and was first published in 1975. Fast-moving and exciting, it is an enthralling tale of unscrupulous events in the racing world. Steven Scott's nine racehorses are his pride and joy

Tor Kelsey, an undercover agent for the Jockey Club's security service is involved in the attempt to rid racing of one of its most notorious villains, Julius Apollo Filmer. The court however, does not go along with their beliefs, but Tor knows that to le

Last week it was the turn of my friend Rob Merrill to make his bid for a place in the semi finals. On Monday it was regular LAM reader Colin Kidd. Colin is a good, experienced quizzer. All well and good, but would even this be enough to beat the curse of

At eighteen, easy-going Benedict Juliard has no stronger ambition than to ride as an amateur jockey. His father, immersed in politics, asks his only son to enter into a pact that neither of them will commit any act that could destroy the father's burgeon