Testimonials
"Mackenzie's memoirs are up there with the best, not least because they are well written in an easy style and well edited (not always a given) and, always a bonus, the book is not just about racing.Sub-titled The Memoir of a Fleet Street veteran, if nothing else Mackenzie's book should be part of a syllabus for would-be journalists, sport or otherwise." Marcus Armytage, The Daily Telegraph.
"Colin is a fantastic journalist who got fantastic stories. His book is a real page turner. His Fallon story (following the Old Bailey trial in 2007) was an amazing piece of work which Colin is very modest about." David Yates, The Daily Mirror.
"Fleet Street legend Colin Mackenzie, the reporter who found Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, has written a very entertaining memoir about his life in journalism. Fascinating and funny, with some great stories. Highly Recommend." Piers Morgan, Good Morning Britain.
"As a former inky-fingered hack, I'm greatly enjoying Pressing My Luck, Memoir of a Fleet Street veteran. The book, out now, is by legendary journlist Colin Mackenzie, who tracked down Ronnie Biggs in a story voted one of the top ten of all time. It is jam-packed with colourful anecdotes conjuring up an exciting, sweaty Fleet Street that sadly no longer exists. For years, Colin, a lover of horse racing, rubbed shoulders with the Queen and the Queen Mother and got to know them in a way most never could, and it's a fascinating insight." Lorraine Kelly, The Sun.
"Colin Mackenzie used Lockdown very productively to pen his entertaining memoir Pressing My Luck. Colin's recall of events is quite extraordinary even when unearthing a titbit about Prince Charle's O-level results. There are plenty of juicy tales from the turf from a well-conncted man. Well worth considering as a gift for the racing man," Mike Cattermole, sportinglife.com.
"Looks like it's going to be a long, dfark Covid winter so plenty of time for reading. Just finished Colin Mackenzie's terrific memoir Pressing My Luck, a great read about life and exclusives in the glory days of Fleet Street, both racing and non-racing," Cornelius Lysaght, BBC Radio Five Live racing correspondent.
"Fleet Street veteran Colin Mackenzie has written a riveting memoir of his 44 years in journalism, covering everything from interviewing Margaret Thatcher, Elizabeth Taylor and former US President Richard Nixon, to when he was a racing correspondent, rubbing shoulders with The Queen and the Queen Mother" Emily Horan, Hello Magazine.
"I warmly recommend this book to you all!" Olly Smith, TV presenter and host of the Media Lunch Club.
"All things considered, it was one hell of a scoop, voted one of the ten greatest Fleet Street exclusives ever - as Colin Mackenzie shyly reminds us a couple of times in this rollicking, rumbunctious memoir. The whole saga - and many like it - is joyously told in this engaging portrait of a pre-digital, now vanished, Fleet Street. Journalists' memoirs are rarely War and Peace, but this is a tremendous story of a life enjoyed, a race well run, often hilarious, always engaging" Roger Alton, Daily Mail.