Cindy's Bold Start (Thoroughbred) [School & Library Binding]

J. Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2001 | Series: Thoroughbred

What will Cindy do now?When Cindy McLean goes to Belmont to clean out her apartment, she finds her old diary and is taken back to the days when she started racing in New York, after she fled Dubai...

Find out what happened in Cindy's own words as she struggled to compete against the best male jockeys in the country. She was new to tough Belmont trainers and had trouble getting rides. But Cindy never stopped trying, and in time she was winning big races on a filly no one else thought could run.

Now that Cindy can't ride anymore, her life has changed drastically. She'll need to tap some of that old determination as she sets off boldly in a new direction.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joanna Campbell appears here with her six-year-old Thoroughbred, Meyersville Magic, known around the barn as CC. He's a son of Horatius out of Northwich by Timothy's Champ and is owned by Cathy Day. Formerly trained for racing, he is now being trained for eventing. Last Year he was the Maine Entry Level Champion in Combined Training. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: San Val (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613671805
• ISBN-13: 978-0613671804
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,411,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome Book!, September 10, 2001

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spritzgrl - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cindy's Bold Start (Thoroughbred Series #48) (Paperback)

This book was really good. It was nice to know what happened to Cindy, over all those years. It was almost like she dissapeared after she raced Champion. It was good to find out about all her experiences at Belmont and when she came home. The ending on this book is really good and suprising, but I won't tell or it will ruin it.

Now, that we know what happened to Cindy over those years what about everyone else? Did hay all just take a 10year break in life or did something happen. It would be nice to know about the foals Woder must have had, and how some of our favorites did in those years. What happened to some of our favorite characters, or interesting charaters like Mandy. Also what went on in Ireland? Hopefully there will be more books about these type of things soon.

This book was well written and had a good ending. Before you read this read Cindy's desert adventure, it will give you a better idea of what is going on.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so bold, November 10, 2001

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syrinx192 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cindy's Bold Start (Thoroughbred Series #48) (Paperback)

Firstly, I have to say that this book was a major improvement compared to its companion. We haven't run off to La La Land to avoid secondary characters such as Max, Heather, and Mandy. But it's also strange. Instead we go to Belmont Park where all the major trainers seem to have been brainwashed into not remembering the Dubai World Cup winner who has been living on the same farm as the famous Ashleigh Griffen. Why on earth people wouldn't recognize her is beyond me. She holds a valid apprenticeship and was known around the nation as Glory's groom. SO the fact that Cindy goes and makes things harder on herself by insisting on working up from the bottom makes things very confusing. And the fact that people let her is even stranger.

There are, of course, tiny mistakes that everyone has to expect at this point. Honor a chestnut? Wonder an orphan? Since when did all this happen? Is there a chestnut obsession with this series?

I do wish Cindy had actually gone back to Whitebrook before heading off to Belmont. The fact that she so stubbornly stayed in New York after coming back from the UAE is stilted. And then having Ashleigh come back with Honor and people still not recognizing who Cindy is...well, there's just no explaination for what's going on there.

Then there's Ben. If Cindy could just wake up for a second and realize that just because he gave her a kiss good night does not mean she should fall in love with him I'm sure I would like this more. As it is, he was using sarcasm at the end of Cindy's Desert Adventure? Sure didn't look it to me.

Anyway, this was fairly good except we are still left hanging about what happened to Max and Heather and Mandy. I'd especially like to know what went on with Max. And I'd like to know why the people behind this series think we shouldn't read about him. I'll be awaiting an explaination.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too many unanswered questions., September 16, 2001

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wendy rogers (Haverhill, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cindy's Bold Start (Thoroughbred Series #48) (Paperback)

I have been reading this series since it first started. i also read the ashleighs series too. Anyways i have read all of the books in the thoroughbred series in fact i own all of them. i also have been reading some of the reviews and i agree with alot of them. this series has gone dramatically different. There are way to many questions that need answers and you fans out there know what i mean. the writers need to come out with at least 4 more super specials to explain what happened to alot of the other characters and horses. Thank you