T.J.–The Midas Man
Australian History Biography Young Adult Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Illustrated Reference Sports Memoir Horse Racing History
T.J.–The Midas Man is the classic 1993 illustrated biography that every racing fan hunts for: the only full-length life story of Tommy Smith, the Australian trainer who turned mid-century Sydney racing into an international powerhouse. In 350 fast-moving pages, veteran turf journalist Kevin Perkins follows Smith from his days as a strapper to the “Midas” era when he trained 282 Group 1 winners, a record that still stands. Vintage Pan Macmillan Australia quality printing and dozens of rare photographs put you track-side for the golden years of Tulloch and Kingston Town.
Collectors prize this edition because it is the first and only young-adult/adult paperback original; later reprints dropped most of the photos. The copy offered here is clean, tight and complete—no ex-library markings, inscriptions or sun-faded spine—making it ideal for display or gifting. Horse-history buffs value the book as a primary source on Australian racing culture, while general readers enjoy a rags-to-riches story that reads like Seabiscuit set in the outback.
Whether you’re completing a sporting-memoir shelf, hunting Australiana, or searching for the perfect present for a racing-mad friend, T.J.–The Midas Man delivers the drama, colour and triumph of a true Australian icon.
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