True Grit: Tales From A Decade On The Turf

Les Carlyon is Australia's Damon Runyon. The racetrack is his world: the laconic banter of the trainers, the bustle of the mounting yards, the dawn rituals in Saratoga and Hong Kong, the thrilling wins of unpredictable racehorses from Kentucky to Caufield. 'True Grit' is a passing parade of people and horses, winners and losers.