The Sure Thing: The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History
Nick Townsend
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The bookies always win.
But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades.
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. With 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.
They said that it could never happen again.
But in May 2010, thirty-five years after his first coup, Curley staged the ultimate multi-million-pound-winning sequel.
The Sure Thing 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 in January 2014.
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Reviews for The Sure Thing: The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History
Independent on Sunday
The full story of how the legendary gambler does it is unveiled. It helps if you know your way around racing, but if you don’t this book will make you want to get clued-up fast.
Daily Sport
This is an enthralling read, extremely entertaining, and a revealing insight into one of horse racing’s most colourful, and controversial, characters
The Press
Fascinating… written with commendable skill and verve. It is a very readable book. Curley and his coups combine to make a unique story, well told.
Racing Post
This is a brilliant read. Love horse racing or not, you won’t be able to put it down once the action gets going. I just can't wait for the BBC to snap up the rights.
Wexford People