Wonder's First Race (Special Edition) (Thoroughbred Boxed Set) [Mass Market Paperback]

Joanna Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 1993 | Series: Thoroughbred Boxed Set

Is Wonder's racing career over before it begins?

Against all odds, Ashleigh Griffen's favorite racehorse, Wonder, has come through training with flying colors. Now Ashleigh and Wonder's trainer, Charlie, are putting everything they have into getting Wonder ready for the biggest race of her career: The Kentucky Derby. Then disaster strikes.

Brad Townsend, the son of Wonder's owner, insists on working Wonder one icy winter day. As Ashleigh and Charlie watch in horror, Brad gallops Wonder too fast, and the filly stumbles on the frozen track, badly injuring her shoulder.

After two years of hard work, have Wonder's chances been ruined in a split second?

Read Thoroughbred and experience the love and friendship between a determined girl and a very special filly.

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

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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

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch; Special edition (December 5, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061062200
• ISBN-13: 978-0061062209
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,359,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent choice for horse lovers!, June 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Wonder's First Race (Thoroughbred Series #3) (Paperback)

The story is very realistic, with Wonder getting hurt, and it actually describes treatment of the injury, which was very educational. Besides that, it is a book that is filled with the excitement of racing and especially the Triple Crown. I would recommend it for anyone who is even slightly interested in horses or racing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely WONDERful!, July 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wonder's First Race (Thoroughbred Series #3) (Paperback)

This book is the greatest! Thoroughbred #1-4 (w/ Ashleigh & Wonder) are the best ever! This book demonstrates the love between horse and human. I love this book. It has an interesting plot, is suspensful, and you can't help but LOVE Ashleigh and Wonder. These books are the greatest!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites, October 17, 2001

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This review is from: Wonder's First Race (Thoroughbred Series #3) (Paperback)

I just finished reading this again for the first time in maybe a decade and I have to say it's still one of my favorite TB books. I don't know what it is about the really old ones...it's like being on personal holiday while reading them. Anyway, on the second time around, as an older person who notices these things, I did stumble across some mistakes...like the Swayle Stakes instead of Swale, and the fact that the paddock walkway for Churchill Downs isn't grass. Plus, as the book went along it started to go really fast and then I actually started to ask myself why they couldn't have slowed down for Wonder's two-year-old season and then had a separate book for Wonder's Triple Crown. It seemed like a rushed road to the Derby to me.
But, the Brad and Caroline stuff is gold. I always loved that little plot twist. And the descriptions for the Kentucky Derby were right on target. All and all, this is one of my favorite TB books and is deserving of five stars.