Ultimate Risk (Thoroughbred) [School & Library Binding]

Joanna Campbell (Author), Mary Newhall Andersen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Thoroughbred (Book 40)

Don't miss the exciting adventures of a new generation of Thoroughbred horses and riders at Winterbrook Farm!

A great opportunity...

Now that Christine Reese and her cousin Melanie Graham are jockeys, they want to ride as many horses for as many trainers as they possibly can.

When Christine is asked to ride a difficult horse for one of the best known trainers in Kentucky, she leaps at the chance to prove herself. But she'll have to race against her own horse--Wonder's Star. Is it worth the risk?

Read Thoroughbred and experience the powerful bond between a determined girl and a very special colt. If you love horses, then you'll love these books!

--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

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: San Val (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613225503
• ISBN-13: 978-0613225502
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,660,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention TB readers!, April 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate Risk (Thoroughbred Series #40) (Paperback)

Anyone wanna know what The Bad Luck Filly is all about? Read this! Melanie Graham just can't help herself. She's fallen in love with the high spirited black filly, Perfect Image. More than anything, Melanie want's to help train the filly and be the first one to race her. But, dispite her name, Image is anything but pefect. The filly has ben spoiled by her own doting owner since birth and is impossible to handle. In fact, her owner wants to give up and turn Image into a broodmare, hoping her foals will have better sense hat she does. Melanie is sure Image was born to win. Will she have the guts to fight for the horse that she loves?

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, May 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate Risk (Thoroughbred Series #40) (Paperback)

O.K. - When I first read the book description I thought I'd hate this book - I mean Christina wasn't riding Star. But after reading the book I loved it! I think the bond between Star and Chris is still strong and they make the best pair. Riding Gratis was an important part of Christina's jockey career. She needed to prove to others and herself that she could ride other horses well. I liked the neat plot and good realistic racing. The upcoming books are: #41 Close Call (About Parker and eventing) #42 The Bad Luck Filly (Melanie and the filly Image, who appeared in this book - a relative to Wonder) #43 Fallen Star (not sure what it's about yet. I hope something bad doesn't happen to Star! I want him to win the Triple Crown in his three year old season!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good read, January 20, 2005

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C. Love (vriginia, usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Risk (Thoroughbred Series #40) (Paperback)

i really liked this book, to be honest. it was the most exciting book, but it was realistic and part of one of the better bumps of the tb series. msot of the details on racing were accurate enough for a children's series, and mel's "seconditis" was a nice new concept. she wasn't always winning, but she wasn't always losing. the cure was also believable. and in her choice to ride gratis, i found chris's character to be mature.

it's too bad that this series is ending. i would continue to buy the books, even if they were of lesser quality than this one.