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Haworth, Dianne.

Give a man a horse : the remarkable story of Sir Patrick Hogan / Dianne Haworth. - Auckland, N.Z. : HarperCollins, 2007. - 399 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 399).

The calf club champion -- a farmhand from Cambridge -- Tommy's come home -- The search for Mr Right -- Sir Tristram arrives -- This stallion's on fire! -- Serious money and horses -- The Sangster connection -- Those heady days at Trentham -- The big crash ... and Empire Rose -- When the Queen came to lunch -- Zabeel, the 'prince of heaven' -- Paddy -- Head to head with the racing chiefs -- Through the roof at Karaka -- At home at Cambridge Stud -- Karaka, 2007.

A horse breeder with an internationally renowned stable of champions at Cambridge Stud, Sir Patrick Hogan is a member of worldwide racing royalty. Of Irish/Kiwi decent, his fortunes were built on an extraordinary partnership with another Irish export, an unlikely champion called Sir Tristram (stable name Paddy).

ISBN: 9781869506414 1869506413

LCCN: 2008353158

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA793593 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hogan, Patrick, 1939-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Horse breeders--New Zealand--Biography.
Race horses--New Zealand.
Horse racing--New Zealand.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.

LC Class. No.: SF336.H64 / H39 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 798.4