Status
Available
Local notes
PB Far
Collection
Series
Genres
Publication
Yearling (1978), Paperback, 224 pages
Description
A racing accident resulting in a frightened horse and an injured driver leads Alec Ramsey and Henry Dailey to try harness racing, working a son of the Black toward the Hambletonian.
Language
Original publication date
1954
Physical description
224 p.; 7.5 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member satyridae
Old men. This book is mostly about old men. Also horses, of course, and racing. But the heart of it is the old men who know the way things are done, and old men in opposition to one another, and old men trying to help young men despite the young men being kinda jerks. I love Henry Dailey, the
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irascible old git. The moment when Si takes his teeth out is pure gold. And of course Bonfire is a dream colt. Alec's not perfect here, and he learns some things- though I'm not sure I've ever met a young man so humble and ready to be steered. As always, pulse-pounding race scenes. Show Less
LibraryThing member fuzzi
An exciting follow-up to the very good book The Blood Bay Colt.
Alec Ramsey heads out to Roosevelt Raceway to see Bonfire, son of The Black, and meet his training crew. When Bonfire's driver, Tom, is injured, and with the horse's owner still recovering from surgery, Alec and Henry take over the
Alec Ramsey heads out to Roosevelt Raceway to see Bonfire, son of The Black, and meet his training crew. When Bonfire's driver, Tom, is injured, and with the horse's owner still recovering from surgery, Alec and Henry take over the
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training of the colt. Can they prepare Bonfire to race in the Hambletonian, harness racing's most sought after prize, only a week away? Show Less
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Pages
224