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A year at the races

reflections on horses, humans, love, money and luck
2005
Horse owner and trainer Jane Smiley describes her experiences raising winning horses.

The longest shot

Lil E. Tee and the Kentucky Derby
1996
Tells the story of Lil E. Tee, a relatively unknown horse with a poor pedigree that won the Kentucky Derby in 1992 in a seventeen-to-one longshot race.

Seabiscuit

2001
The author 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-level racehorse into a legend.

Race against time

1982
Nancy is asked to recover Shooting Star, a valuable race horse that has been stolen from Rainbow Ranch.

Seabiscuit

an American legend
2001
Describes how three men worked together to turn a rough-hewn, undersized horse into one of the fastest horses in racing history.

Life on a horse farm

2002
Sarah describes what it is like to live on a horse farm.

Dream of Night

2010
Twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and their caretaker Jess, a woman who knows how it feels to have loved and lost, find healing by helping one another through their pain.

Photo finish

1995
While visiting the racetrack stables with the Pine Hollow veterinarian, the Saddle Club uncovers a plot to harm Monkeyshines, a stallion in training for the upcoming race.

Black Diamond & Blake

2009
After an injury, Black Diamond, a racehorse, is sent to a country prison where he forms a strong bond with the inmate assigned to care for him. Includes facts on programs that pair animals with prisoners who learn how to take care of them.

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