Post Haste by Edgar Britt

Post Haste

by Edgar Britt

Pan Macmillan Australia, 2000, ISBN 0732910420, black and white photographic plates, paperback

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, age toned edges, no inscriptions (see photographs)

“Post Haste is a classic Australian story revived.  Originally published in 1967, and now updated with a new epilogue, Edgar Britt’s autobiography tells the tale of his colourful thirty-years career as one of Australia’s most successful jockeys.  Winning his first race in 1930 at the age of sixteen, Britt never looked back, wearing the colours of many great owners, including King George VI, and the Maharajas of Kolhapur, Baroda and Kashmir.
The man who won the St Leger, Oaks, One Thousand and Two Thousand Guineas, Irish Derby and a host of other important events was also one of the most honest and impartial jockeys ever to grace a saddle.  His recollections of owners, riders, trainers and races are vivid, fascinating and enlightening, whilst his penetrating views and opinions on racing make Post Haste as fresh and contemporary as the day if was first published.”