Old Bertie

by Thomas Geoghegan, Adam Lees (Illustrator), Matthew Lees (Editor)

What happens after a champion racehorse retires? Quite a lot as it turns out! His days of taking home the gold are long gone, but Bertie still has many stories to tell. Join him as he looks back on a weird and wonderful journey as a showjumper and champion racer. As you’ll see inside, it hasn’t all been plain sailing. From battles with a blacksmith and an unruly jockey, to rival racers and the challenging showjumping course itself, ‘Old’ Bertie’s is a life well lived.In accordance with the wishes of Tom's family, 10% of all profits from this book will be donated to the British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre in Lancaster to support the welfare of retired racehorses just like Bertie.

106 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 27, 2021

About the author

Thomas Geoghegan received national attention when he ran as a progressive candidate for Rahm Emanuels congressional seat in 2009 (and was endorsed by Barbara Ehrenreich, James Fallows, Thomas Frank, James K. Galbraith, Hendrik Hertzberg, Alex Kotlowitz, Sara Paretsky, Rick Perlstein, Katha Pollitt, David Sirota, Garry Wills, and Naomi Wolf, among others). He is a practicing attorney and the author of several books, including Which Side Are You On?, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and received a special citation from the PEN/Martha Albrand Award judges, In Americas Court, and See You in Court. Geoghegan has written for The Nation, the New York Times, and Harpers. He lives in Chicago."