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1) Jockey
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A veteran jockey goes for one more big win when an up and coming rider arrives claiming to be his son.
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Lara's searingly honest account of her astonishing rise from hopeless underdog to Mongol Derby Champion leaves grit in your teeth and dust in your hair.   At the age of nineteen, Lara Prior-Palmer discovered a website devoted to "the world's longest, toughest horse race"-an annual competition of endurance and skill that involves dozens of riders racing a series of twenty-five wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian grassland. On a whim,...
3) Silks
Author
Language
English
Description
Geoffrey Mason is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister.
Author
Series
Thoroughbred volume 17
Publisher
HarperPaperbacks
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Cindy Burke and her family search for a new jockey for their thoroughbred horse, Glory, as he faces the biggest race of his career.
7) Wolfman Sam
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
When Sam becomes "Wolfman Sam" as a disc jockey for the school radio station, his brother Robert tricks him into thinking he really may be a werewolf.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Facing her romantic prospects with skepticism after two disappointing relationships, successful DJ Berry Lambert, who believes bad things occur in threes, expects a rapid dissolution to her next love affair and is surprised by her attraction to an outspoken, commitment-minded rival.
13) Derby stallion
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A young boy, unsure of what path to take in life, comes across a horse trainer who convinces him to train for the Derby Cup. Will he be able to convince his parents, beat the champion, and find the champion inside himself?
Author
Series
Hearts on the Heath volume 02
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When his reputation is threatened, Aaron Whitworth makes the desperate decision to hire a circus horse trainer as a jockey for his racehorses. Most men don't take Sophia Fitzroy seriously because she's a woman, but as she fights for the right to do the work she was hired for, she finds the fight for Aaron's guarded heart might be a more worthwhile challenge"--
19) The complete encyclopedia of horse racing: the illustrated guide to flat racing and steeplechasing
Author
Publisher
Carlton Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Revised and updated to include the latest crop of equine superstars, including Golden Horn and US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, this visually dazzling book continues to be an invaluable reference to the sport.
20) Ride like a girl
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The inspirational true story of Michelle Payne. As a little girl, Michelle dreamed of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup. However, a near-fatal fall threatens to end her hopes of competing in the race. With the love and support from her father and brother Stevie, she overcomes all odds to become the first female to win the Melbourne cup.