Twenty-five years after Laughing in the Hills, his racetrack classic, Bill Barich gives us another about how he fell in love and found a new life in Dublin, where he was soon caught up in the Irish obsession with horses and luck.

At venues grand and lowly, Ireland s steeplechase season hits its stride in October and reaches a crescendo at England s Cheltenham Festival in March, when the Irish take on the Brits for bragging rights before a crowd of 50,000. To prepare himself for the fierce rivalry, Barich traveled his adopted country and met the leading trainers and jockeys; such champion jumpers as Florida Pearl and the quirky Moscow Flyer; the beleaguered bookies who work rain or shine; and a host of passionate, like-minded fans from Father Sean Breen, the Racing Priest, to T. P. Reilly, whose peculiar betting system turns on a horse s looks.

Witty and philosophical, vividly written, A Fine Place to Daydream is a paean to the real Ireland, a moving account of a surprise romance, and the thrilling record of a hugely exciting season at the track. Click For More Information….