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Gabriel's triumph
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Alison Hart |
A thirteen-year-old newly-freed slave faces the challenges of freedom and horse racing as he pursues his dream of becoming a famous jockey in Civil War Kentucky and New York. |
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DEAD HEAT
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Dick Francis |
Max Moreton is a caterer, and his problems start when an explosion occurs during a luncheon he is catering. This book was written by Dick Francis and his son, later in Dick Francis's career. |
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Hex
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Maggie Estep |
Having drifted through thirty-three years of life, Ruby Murphy has put down roots in a rootless place: Coney Island. A recovering alcoholic who is fanatical in her love for animals and her misanthrop… |
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Gabriel's Horses
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Alison Hart |
In Kentucky, during the Civil War, the twelve-year-old slave Gabriel, contends with a cruel new horse trainer and skirmishes with Confederate soldiers as he pursues his dream of becoming a jockey. |
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The significant seven
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John McEvoy |
Seven lifelong friends and racing fans from their student days at the University of Wisconsin strike it lucky at Saratoga Race Track when they combine to win a plus million dollar Pick Six. They subs… |
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Seabiscuit
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Laura Hillenbrand |
Retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-leve… |
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Seabiscuit
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Laura Hillenbrand |
Retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-leve… |
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Showdown
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Tilly Bagshawe |
From the acclaimed author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Adored" comes a wickedly entertaining tale of love, seduction, and blinding ambition, set in the most glamorous horse racing capital of t… |
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A Maharaja's Turf
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Indra Vikram Singh |
The exhilarating triumph of Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla in the Epsom Derby of England in 1934, the only Indian owner ever to win the blue riband of the turf in its history dating back to 178… |
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Ranch-Horse Versatility
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Mike Major,Fran Devereux Smith |
Maybe you compete in versatility ranch-horse events or plan to meet that challenge and want to take advantage of every opportunity to polish your performance. Perhaps cattle work can put a fresh pers… |
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Come to grief
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Dick Francis |
The one-handed former jockey, Sid Halley, hunts for the man who mutilates ponies by amputating their hooves, and discovers the suspect is former jockey Ellis Quint. What's more, Quint has powerful in… |
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Blind Beauty
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K. M. Peyton |
Teenage Tessa's passion for riding and her love for an ugly horse named Buffoon help her endure an unhappy life in the English countryside with a hateful stepfather. |
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Come on Seabiscuit
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Ralph Moody |
From the back cover of this book:
A RACING CHAMPION
No one thought much of Seabiscuit when he was born. He was knobby-kneed; his head was too big; his legs were too short. He looked as if he … |
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God sends Sunday
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Arna Wendell Bontemps |
4p. 1., 3-199p. 20cm |
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Race to win
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Loveleen Kacker |
"Sara's dream of riding Chandi in the Subcontinental horse race gets a jolt when thefts and fire hit H.H. Farm. Sara, Fazlu and Bandung go treasure hunting on the trails of the miscreants. And what d… |
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Triple crown
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Felix Francis |
"Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest thriller in the Dick Francis tradition, this time on a special mission to the United States to investigate a conspiracy involving the biggest horse races in t… |
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Damage
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Felix Francis |
Jeff Hinkley, undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, is looking into the shady activities of a racehorse trainer. But as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing … |
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Taking the fall
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Tony McCoy |
Duncan Claymore could have it all. He's one of the country's up and coming young jockeys and this season his sights are set on getting right to the top. He has the talent and the tenacity, but he als… |
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Horseshoes and hand grenades
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C. L. McDaniel |
Sonny Anderson was a jockey, a good jockey. No, he never won the Kentucky Derby but he was Marc McPhee's friend. And he was murdered. Murderers, whoever they may be, will find out McPhee takes offenc… |
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Mirage
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Jacinthe Trépanier |
Le jour de ses 15 ans, Kates Hydes reçoit un cadeau inattendu: Mirage, un magnifique cheval hanovrien aux jambes interminables. Un cadeau de son père, propriétaire d'un ranch de chevaux et centre équ… |
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