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All Bets are Off: Horse Racing in Swansea
All Bets are Off Horse Racing in Swansea Author:R. Campbell In the nineteenth century, Manselton in Swansea boasted one of the finest racecourses in Britain. Grand National jockeys were amongst the household names to grace a course where the paddock, private stand, telegraph office and elegant 2500-seater grandstand made Manselton a model of modernity. But for all its popularity, its financial foundation... more »s were never firm. And, as ever where sport and money keep company, the opportunistic and unscrupulous were never far away...« less