Sunday, November 12, 2017

New Featured Release Title “Foul Luck and Outrageous Fortune: A candid tell-all by a larrikin legend of racing”


New Featured Release Title “Foul Luck and Outrageous Fortune: A candid tell-all by a larrikin legend of racing”

Author Rick Hore-Lacy


ISBN-13: 978-1-925230-14-7

Memoir

RRP $29.95
Sid Harta Publishers, Melbourne Australia

Distributed by Dennis Jones & Associates, Victoria Australia

 

Bio

Rick Hore-Lacy came from a privileged upbringing and attended some of Australia s top private schools. A second cousin to Kerry Packer, he bucked the tradition and stability of finishing a law degree and left in his final year to make his own way. With no horse-racing pedigree to speak of, Rick took to developing his own unique style of training, and with his outspoken and honest nature, helped pave the way for some of the biggest changes in the racing industry in the last thirty years. He s one of the last true characters of the racing industry.

 

Blurb

Rick Hore-Lacy, law-student-turned-horse-trainer who became an Aussie legend in the sport of horse racing. The outspoken larrikin caused a furor in the Elite horse racing industry by breaking conventions with his vociferous opinions and infamous actions. Told with uncompromising honesty, this is a tale that will take you to the inner sanctum of the ‘Sport of Kings’ and into the heaving action of the most exciting wins of his 20 Group-One victories. A story that tells of criminal sabotage, crushing mistakes, outrageous success, and above all, indomitable Aussie spirit.

 

“I regard Rick Hore-Lacy as Australia’s (and possibly, the world’s) best judge of a yearling. He has proven that season on season, buying an extremely limited number and every year producing an outstanding runner. He is without peer in the sale ring. As a trainer, he was refreshingly unconventional and enjoyed some great successes.”
— Gai Waterhouse
“Rick Hore-Lacy is a wonderful horseman with a great eye for picking a yearling who would turn in to a successful runner.  We had a wonderful association over the years and a lot of luck with some outstanding horses like Redoute’s Choice.  It was an honour and a privilege to ride for him.”
— Jim Cassidy (Pumper)
“To say Rick Hore-Lacy is a character is an understatement. I’ve known the man for 30 years or so and have always enjoyed talking with him on all manner of subjects. He’s a man that’s trained great sprinters, stayers, 2YOs and jumpers. His methods weren’t always conventional but were always well thought through and generally very successful. His eye for a young horse is approaching legend status and his wit and good humour have reached it.”
—Lee Freedman

 

3 comments:

  1. “To say Rick Hore-Lacy is a character is an understatement. I’ve known the man for 30 years or so and have always enjoyed talking with him on all manner of subjects. He’s a man that’s trained great sprinters, stayers, 2YOs and jumpers. His methods weren’t always conventional but were always well thought through and generally very successful. His eye for a young horse is approaching legend status and his wit and good humour have reached it.”
    —Lee Freedman

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  2. “Rick Hore-Lacy is a wonderful horseman with a great eye for picking a yearling who would turn in to a successful runner. We had a wonderful association over the years and a lot of luck with some outstanding horses like Redoute’s Choice. It was an honour and a privilege to ride for him.”
    — Jim Cassidy (Pumper)

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  3. “I regard Rick Hore-Lacy as Australia’s (and possibly, the world’s) best judge of a yearling. He has proven that season on season, buying an extremely limited number and every year producing an outstanding runner. He is without peer in the sale ring. As a trainer, he was refreshingly unconventional and enjoyed some great successes.”
    — Gai Waterhouse

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