St. Martin's, 1983
Bantam/Doubleday, 1989
The race is the Kentucky Derby. The jockey is Chris Englund. In six days he will face the ultimate test of his difficult career. The horse is Knidos, a Thoroughbred with the heart of a champion--and a fragile chance of driving past endurance to a shattering tragedy on the track.
. . . an impressive debut by a superb writer. . . . In addition to the never-lets-down suspense, there are two elements that deserve special mention: the bitter, pungent dialogue and the magnificently exciting description of the race itself.
---Publishers Weekly