Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication vii
3. Contents ix
4. List of tables xi
5. General editor’s foreword xiii
6. Preface xv
7. Price conversion index xvii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 The racing business between the wars 15
10. 2 Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918–39 41
11. 3 Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British 69
12. 4 Declining opposition to betting on racing 100
13. 5 Racing culture 126
14. 6 Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable 155
15. 7 Breeders and owners 183
16. Conclusion 206
17. Select bibliography 215
18. Index 225