Making the Running av Ian Balding

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<p>The image of the Derby winner with his leg in plaster was broadcast around the world. Alongside Mill Reef stood a baby-faced man who had won the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and now the Derby. He trained for the Queen and Queen Mother; and Lester Piggott, Willie Carson and Frankie Dettori all rode for him, but where had he come from and how had he got there?<br><br>Ian Balding''s story is one of heartbreaking loss and outrageous good luck. He left Cambridge without a degree but with a rugby blue, and became one of the outstanding amateur sportsmen of his generation. Balding''s burgeoning talent was quickly noticed and he was soon running Peter Hastings-Bass'' stables at Kingsclere. Ian had no money and no experience of running a business, but he learnt fast. In <i>Making the Running</i>, Ian Balding reveals the pressure of maintaining the pace and shares the highs and lows of the sport of kings.</p>