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1) Dead cert
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English
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The debut novel from the New York Times–bestselling "master of crime fiction and equine thrills" features an investigation into the death of a jockey (The Atlantic Monthly).
Dick Francis, Edgar Award–winning master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.
Steeplechaser Alan York knows well the dangers of the sport. But when his best friend and rival jockey Bill Davidson takes a fall in the middle...
3) To the hilt
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English
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Featuring the gripping plot, dramatic settings and believable characters that readers have come to expect from Dick Francis, To the Hilt displays the master at the top of his form. Alexander Kinloch is definitely the black sheep of his noble family, choosing the precarious life of a painter over a lucrative job in his stepfather's brewery. But when a trusted assistant disappears with millions of pounds, Alexander is reluctantly thrust into a foreign...
5) Black Beauty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Black Beauty was born, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to always try his best, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends and suffers from the cruelty and greed of human masters. But Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness. This enchanting story about the life of a horse in Victorian England has captivated and enthralled generations of readers. Step back...
6) Banker
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English
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A 32-year-old merchant banker ventures into the world of thoroughbred racing and becomes involved in two brutal murders.
7) Bolt
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English
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Kit Fielding is determined to stop the person shooting horses with a weapon called a "humane killer."
8) Break in
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English
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Slurs in a gossip column jeopardize the business of Holly and Bobby Allardeck. Holly's twin brother, steeplechase jockey Kit Fielding, searches for the person behind the plot.
9) Decider
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English
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Architect Lee Morris becomes involved with the Stratton Park racecource and becomes a major player in a dangerous game.
10) Reflex
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English
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A jockey with an interest in photography begins searching for information as to why a racetrack photographer was killed. Unwittingly he becomes the killer's next victim.
11) Trial run
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English
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A former British steeplechase rider becomes involved in a dangerous situation when he goes to Moscow to help a member of the Royal Family ride in Olympic competition.
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English
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"History was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality. Written by an award-winning New York Times sportswriter, American Pharoah is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, but how he changed lives. Through...
14) Twice shy
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English
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A surefire computerized betting system draws desperate men who will do anything to gain control of it.
15) Race horses
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Series
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Bearport Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn what it takes to become a racehorse.
16) Close call
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Series
Golden filly volume 9
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
As Trish continues her horse racing successes and her struggles with her faith, she faces some mysterious, anonymous threats.
17) Second wind
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Series
Golden filly volume 8
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
Description
Although still grieving her father's death and facing ominous threats, Trish helps petition the Portland City Council to keep open a local thoroughbred horse racing track embroiled in rumors of corruption.
19) Horse in danger
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Sandy Lane Stables volume 7
Publisher
EDC
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Rosie learns of a plot to fix a race, she must choose between saving her friendship with Jess and saving the horse.
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Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 16
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
1992, 1964
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Alec Ramsey, racing the Black in Florida over the winter, receives a letter from Steve Duncan which results in the island stallion's challenging the champion.
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