Harry: The Ride of My Life by Noel Harris with Wally O'Hearn

Forty years in the saddle, told with heart.

Good Condition – Light cover and edge wear with minor corner wear; good overall condition.

Known to racing fans as "Handbrake Harry," New Zealand jockey Noel Harris became just the fifth Kiwi rider to notch up 2000 career wins after a storied career spanning four decades. Apprenticed young to his trainer father, Harris made his name — and copped his share of criticism — with a controversial ride in the 1973 Melbourne Cup, before going on to claim Premierships in both New Zealand and Singapore and major wins including the Cox Plate and the Auckland and Wellington Cups. In this candid memoir written with journalist Wally O'Hearn, Harris looks back on a colourful life in the saddle: the wins, the losses, the characters he's met along the way, and the sheer staying power that's kept him racing well into his fifties. A must for anyone who follows the horses.