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High Stakes
High Stakes
Author: Dick Francis
Steven Scott had no horseracing experience, but with the guidance of his trainer and the prowess of a beautiful black hurdler named Energise, he has brought home several wins. But his winning streak comes to an end when he discovers trouble in his own stables--trouble that could bring about his own termination.
ISBN-13: 9780425209141
ISBN-10: 0425209148
Publication Date: 4/4/2006
Pages: 304
Edition: Reprint
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3.8 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Vintage Dick Francis!! Steven scott, a successful, wealthy inventor, has a lucrative hobby--horse racing. His reputation as an owner is staked on Energize, a beautiful black hurdler. Scott has everything going for him, including a gorgeous woman, until a crooked horse trainer plots to take him for all he's worth.
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Typical Dick Francis but with a little twist at the end.
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Steven Scott is relatively new to horses. A successful, wealthy inventor, he takes up horse racing as a hobby. But just when he is winning at both women and horses, he discovers deceit in his own stables. Termination of the troublemaker marks Steven for his own termination - and much sooner than he can imagine...
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A typical Dick Francis stay up all night story.His heroes are strong,weak, bright,dumb----in other words;human.
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Beautiful copy and excellent story! With a glass of champagne in one hand and binoculars in the other, the world of racing could seem a very cosy and civilized hobby. Especially when your horse has just sprinted past the winning post. But the pleasure of a day at Sandown is spoiled for Steven Scott when he sacks the trainer of his horses, a man he once thought of as a friend. For although on the surface Jody Leeds is a bright young workaholic, Scott suspects he's a crook. Racing may have its rewards but, as Scott finds out to his own cost, not all of them are innocent...or legal.


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