Foinavon: The Story of the Grand National’s Biggest Upset

David Owen

Anyone who balks at reading 278 pages about a horse should refer to Laura Hillenbrand’s 2001 book, Seabiscuit: An American Legend — the yardstick by which these horse ‘biographies’ should be measured.

Hillenbrand’s book inspired the 2003 Oscar-nominated film, Seabiscuit.