Point to Point: The Heart of Irish Horse Racing

by Pat Healy, Richard Pugh, Healy Racing

Point-to-Points are steeplechasing races that many see as the heart or grassroots of horse racing in Ireland. These races, the majority of which take place on pop-up courses, are run all around the country by the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee (INHSC).

The point-to-point tracks are often farmlands for fifty-one weeks of a year, and are transformed by dedicated volunteers from hunt committees into temporary racetracks for race day. For many people point-to-point is their first introduction to racing - either as participants or as spectators.

Point to Point is a photographic book, similar to Thrills and Spills and Flat Out, which includes an introduction to the origins and background of point to point. It also features detailed sections on riders, handlers, venues and horses. It is a book that will appeal to a wide readership, not just those that attend the point-to-points and are involved in the sport but also those who might be interested to learn about this racing and those who are drawn in by the photography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788493443
• ISBN13: 9781788493444
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: O'Brien Press
• Length: 192 Pages