At midnight Neil Griffon's home is broken into and he is abducted by masked men. When he wakes up, hours later, Neil discovers that 'unless he cooperates' his kidnappers will destroy his father's racing stable, his precious horses and even Neil himself. Returning to the stables, Neil can tell no one about his ordeal, or his kidnappers' threats of violence if he does not comply with their demands. Trapped, Neil refuses to surrender - and devises an...

Francis the talking mule: A talking mule adopts a second lieutenant as his master in the Burmese jungle during World War II. Francis goes to the races: Peter and Francis go to stay on a horsebreeding ranch. Peter is smitten by the owner's granddaughter, and Francis enjoys the easy life. But a debt has come due that threatens the ranch, and Francis uses connections with his equine friends to come up with some winners. Francis goes to West Point:...

A group of small-time crooks plan a daring race-track robbery--but their well-laid plans go awry.

Dick Francis sets his action in the high stakes world of racing where horses run hot, murder runs cold, and investigator David Cleveland always keeps his cool.

"Jay Trotter has waited a lifetime for this day. He's got a hot tip on a horse everyone thinks is ready for the glue factory. But, as track aficionados say, 'Even when you know, you never know'"--Container.

Adventures of the friendship between Alec Ramsay and The Black, a wild stallion and the fastest racehorse in the world, who will only allow Alec to ride him.

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?

An aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.

"Stanley Kubrick's account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood's tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Carey, Elisha Cook Jr., and Marie Windsor, The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with its precise tracking shots...

A Horse for Danny:An inspirational story set against the backdrop of Kentucky horse racing, precocious eleven year old Danny is nobody's fool. Living at the race course with her horse trainer uncle Eddie, she's got the inside track on everyone and everything. She also knows unless they will always be "just getting by" until they find that one great horse to get them in the money. When Danny sets her sites on a horse with true championship potential,...