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- My Autobiography
- Narrated by: Frank Grimes
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Kieren Fallon was one of the world's greatest jockeys, but his career was littered with controversial incidents. Now, in his powerful and honest autobiography, he tells all. Unabridged audio read by Frank Grimes.
British Champion Jockey six times - without terrifying injury and mental trauma it could have been many more - he won more than 2,250 races, including the Derby three times, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe twice, and more 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas (nine) than anyone else in the history of the sport. He was also accused of race fixing, resulting in an astonishing Old Bailey trial at which he was completely cleared.
No-one would question his ability in the saddle. Few, if any, have ever been as good at coaxing the best out of their rides. But his extraordinary rapport with the horse has not quite been matched by his dealings with humans - particularly not those in authority with whom he's had a career-long battle.
Now Fallon recalls his rise from a rural Irish family with no racing connections, and his frequent collisions with the media as well as many of the people who run the sport. With wit as well as absolute frankness, he tells of the huge pressures on top jockeys - even those without his external problems - and how his dazzling riding career was marred, then brought to a premature halt by campaigns of lies and innuendo.
Brutally honest as well as entertaining, this is a unique sporting memoir.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-09-2022
Bit of a yarn
As an ex jockey myself most of this rings true but the off track escapades and pleas of ignorant innocence are almost laughable.
Fallon is many things but stupid is not one of them. Slippery as an eel maybe.
Good story, just wish he'd been honest with himself and us.
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- Mad cow
- 19-04-2019
Great
If your horsey and like the information and you want to understand that they really do love horses and do so much for the horse that’s what this book is about. Nicely read and spoken
Worth a read.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-2022
Very enjoyable
I enjoyed listening to this, full of lots of little stories from Kieren that really show how he was shaped as a person and rider
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