{"product_id":"9780099576587-sure-thing-the","title":"The Sure Thing","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History\u003cbr\u003eWith a meticulous, entirely legal plan involving dozens of people, perfectly timed phone calls, sealed orders and months of preparation, Curley and Yellow Sam beat the bookmakers and cost them millions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating true story of how legendary gambler Barney Curley pulled off the greatest betting scams in horse-racing history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e‘Calls to mind \u003ci\u003eThe Italian Job\u003c\/i\u003e.’ \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bookies always win.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. It cost the bookmakers millions of pounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They said that it could never happen again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But in May 2010, thirty-five years after his first coup, Curley staged the ultimate multi-million-pound-winning sequel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sure Thing\u003c\/i\u003e tells the complete story of how he managed to organise the biggest gamble in racing history - and how he then followed up with yet another audacious scheme.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Sure Thing:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eExtremely entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, and a revealing insight into one of horse racing’s most colourful, and controversial, characters’ \u003ci\u003eThe Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eFascinating’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Racing Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A brilliant read. Love horse racing or not, \u003cb\u003eyou won’t be able to put it down’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWexford People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eThere are fiction books that won’t keep you as enthralled as this!\u003c\/b\u003e’ ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30345358213217,"sku":"9780099576587","price":9.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32396817.jpg?v=1741174563","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099576587-sure-thing-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}