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High Stakes
High Stakes
Author: Dick Francis
Steven Scott is relatively new to horses racing. But under the inspired guidance of a great trainer, he wins again and again. Yet just when Steven is winning at both women and horses, he discovers deceit in his own stables. And termination of the troublemaker marks Steven for his own termination....
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ISBN-13: 9780449221143
ISBN-10: 0449221148
Publication Date: 2/22/1993
Pages: 272
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4.1 stars, based on 58 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
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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