What Are the Odds? : The Bill Waterhouse Story

Random House Australia, North Sydney, NSW, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 520 pages. This book has signs of previous use but overall is in excellent condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the front cover is generally unmarked. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. All edges are clean, neat and free of foxing. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Bill Waterhouse has worked the track for more than 70 years. His first day as a bookmaker in his own name was Epsom Day 1954. Henry Waterhouse, his ancestor, brought horses to Australia with the First Fleet . This family had no choice but to follow their destiny and become THE dynastic Australian horseracing family and we are now into the fourth generation of Waterhouse bookmakers. Bill was a practising barrister, albeit well-known at the track, and bookmaking was a side business until his brother Charlie died suddenly and he 'temporarily' took the family bag to the track. At 85, he can still be found - with grandson Tom - trackside and still no one else can do the numbers as fast as Bill. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Personal Memoirs, Sports, Horse Racing; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781741666304. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000673. . 9781741666304