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Horseracing [ Games & Sports ] … groups of working-class ‘blacklegs’, racecourse gamblers often with carefully practised external appearances, aping civility and politeness, were soon also involved, like some wealthy racing insiders drawing on the new more sophisticated … Elite | Gambling | Horseracing | Sports | Women Encyclopedia