Books tagged: horse racing

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Dangerous Legacy    by Judith Bandidt
Price: $1.99 USD. 68240 words. Published on December 31, 2009. .

Dangerous Legacy provides a startling and relevant insight into the threat to the modern world from biological aberrations of viruses and transmutable disease. Set against the background of the horse racing industry in England and Australia, this modern suspense thriller illustrates just what could happen when a combination of power and knowledge is placed in the wrong hands.
Great Horse Racing Mysteries    by John McEvoy
Price: $6.99 USD. 68490 words. Published by Eclipse Press  on January 27, 2010. .

Did jockey Ron Hansen leap off the San Mateo Bridge, or did someone force him? Did arsonists set fire to Hawthorne Race Course after a betting scam went awry? Was the great stallion Shergar killed by the IRA, or is he living in anonymity somewhere in Ireland? Great Horse Racing Mysteries examines these baffling cases and many others.
Greatest Kentucky Derby Upsets    by Eclipse Press 
Price: $9.99 USD. 59930 words. Published on February 3, 2010. .

From Elwood in 1904 to Giacomo in 2005, upset winners of the Kentucky Derby have contributed to the race's incredible lore. This collection pays tribute to these beloved underdogs and unlikely heroes.
Graveyard of Champions: Saratoga's Fallen Favorites    by Bill Heller
Price: $6.99 USD. 62100 words. Published by Eclipse Press  on February 4, 2010. .

Explore the history of the great favorites that have entered Saratoga as champions, but left without a win. Author Bill Heller traces the history of this phenomenon from the racetrack's beginnings in the 1860s to the present day.
Merryland: Two Years in the Life of a Racing Stable    by Josh Pons
Price: $9.99 USD. 86230 words. Published by Eclipse Press  on February 4, 2010. .

Maryland horseman and Eclipse Award-winning author Josh Pons chronicles the daily adventures and challenges of his family's small stable of Thoroughbred racehorses.
STINK'N HELEN A-framed series Book #2    by Don Ehrhardt
Price: $4.99 USD. 90280 words. Published on February 25, 2010. .

Story of a rich man framed by his business partner and sent to prison. After serving four years he is paroled. circumstances put him trying to survive on the streets of Seattle, with an un-trust of everyone. Al met stink'n Helen on the streets and was appalled at her smell and the way she lived, could there be more to Helen than layers of dresses and large rubber boots. Rich-Poor-Rich
HELL-O-BETH A-Framed series Book #3    by Don Ehrhardt
Price: $4.99 USD. 81890 words. Published on February 25, 2010. .

Continued story of a rich man framed by his business partner and sent to prison. After serving four years he is paroled. Circumstances put him trying to survive on the streets of Seattle, with an un-trust of everyone. Al met stink'n Helen on the streets and found out there was more to Helen than smell. Helen and Al are now a thing, then Al wants to adopt an orphan. Will Beth fit in? It sparkles.
Starlight, Star Bright    by Janet Muirhead Hill
Price: $4.95 USD. 37310 words. Published by Raven Publishing of Montana on March 31, 2010. .

11-year-old Miranda Stevens secretly trains Starlight, the 3-year-old black stallion, whose wounds have healed. Miranda rides him and proves that he is the fastest horse Shady Hills Ranch has ever seen. But she must keep it secret. If his owner, Cash Taylor, finds out, he will never let Miranda buy him. When Starlight throws others who try to ride him, Miranda's hopes rise only to fall again.
Johnny Walker's Black    by Dan Murphy
Price: $1.99 USD. 54500 words. Published on June 2, 2010. .

Julie's back in the exciting sequel to Johnny Walker's Red. Johnny Walker's thoroughbred has been stolen. Distrustful of the local sheriff, Johnny begs Julie to help. A series of twists and turns makes recovery of the horse difficult. Meanwhile, Julie agrees to help a young man wrongly charged with a bank robbery. Julie's keen observations cause her to go head to head with the lead detective.
Starlight's Shooting Star    by Janet Muirhead Hill
Price: $4.95 USD. 40020 words. Published by Raven Publishing of Montana on July 26, 2010. .

In this 4th book of the Starlight series, Miranda and her classmates become lost in a cave. Miranda saves Grandpa from being killed by a loco cow, but not before he is injured. Mr. Taylor hires a jockey, expecting Miranda to teach Starlight to accept him. Mom plans to marry Adam, Miranda's worst enemy. Wishing on Shooting Star, Queen's foal, seems to bring amazing answers to Miranda's problems.