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Thoroughbred
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Thoroughbred volume 1
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
After disease wipes out her family's breeding farm, Ashleigh determines she will never care for a horse again until a small, sickly foal is born at the new farm that her family manages.
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Thoroughbred volume 2
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
Ashleigh is worried when the new trainer of her filly Wonder seems harsh. The trainer says Wonder is untrainable, and even worse, Wonder begins to behave erratically. Ashleigh contemplates giving up on Wonder.
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Thoroughbred volume 4
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
In her second year of racing, Wonder, the thoroughbred filly Ashleigh Griffen has helped raise, is the star of Townsend Acres Stables -- until the orst happens.
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Thoroughbred volume 6
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Ashley races to save Samantha's yearling from the auction block and Townsend Acres breeding farm from destruction.
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Thoroughbred volume 7
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Wonder's Pride wins the Kentucky Derby. His owner, Clay Townsend, wants to race him in the Triple Crown. Ashleigh Griffen, his jockey believe Pride will suffer permanent injuries if he races too much. Can Ashleigh stop Townsend before he races Pride to death.
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Thoroughbred volume 8
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Certain that the wild and rebellious colt Sierra could be a great racehorse, Samantha McLean, the daughter of Whitebrook Farm's trainer, begins to train Sierra for the dangerous demands of steeplechasing.
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Thoroughbred volume 9
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Pride is ready to race again after an injury but not everyone wants Pride back on the racetrack.
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Thoroughbred volume 10
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Grieving for Wonder Horse, who has developed a deadly disease after completing the most competitive year of his life, trainers Samantha McLean and Ashleigh Griffin refuse to give up on their beloved horse.
11) Wonder's sister
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Thoroughbred volume 11
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Samantha McLean is ecstatic over finally owning her own horse and sets out to turn Shining, Wonder's difficult and neglected half-sister, into a winner, but then the parents of a little girl who cannot walk offer to buy Shining.
12) Shining's orphan
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Thoroughbred volume 12
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
One night, Samantha discovers a girl sleeping in the hay in the barn. Cindy Blake has run away from her foster home and begs Samantha to let her stay.
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Thoroughbred volume 13
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Cindy Blake wants to stay at Whitebrook Farm forever. After being shuffled from one foster home to another, she's finally found a place where people love her and, best of all, where she's surrounded by horses. Then Lavinia Townsend accuses Cindy of stealing. The authorities want to send her to another home, and even her new foster parents seem to doubt her. Cindy's troubles multiply when she discovers a mistreated horse and hides him. If they find...
14) Cindy's Glory
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Thoroughbred volume 14
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Cindy Blake couldn't be happier now that she lives at Whitebrook Farm. But suddenly Cindy's worst nightmares begin to come true. First her adoption is not approved. Then Glory's real owner puts the colt on the auction block. Will Whitebrook Farm and her beloved Glory soon be just another memory for Cindy?
15) Glory's triumph
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Thoroughbred volume 15
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Ciondy Blake has finally found a home and a family she loves--her life at Whitebrook Farm is almost perfect. Then the champion racehorse Townsend Princess is injured, and Cindy feels responsible. If only she had more experience with horses, she could have prevented Princess from racing.
16) Glory in danger
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Thoroughbred volume 16
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Glory, Cindy Blake's champion thoroughbred, tests positive for dangerous drugs and is disqualified from the race. Cindy fears that someone wants to put an end to Glory's career and must find out who's trying to hurt Glory.
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Thoroughbred volume 17
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Glory is facing the biggest race of his career, and his jockey, Ashleigh Griffen, won't be riding him because she's going to have a baby. Cindy Blake, whose family owns Glory, hopes that they can find a new jockey fast.
18) Glory's rival
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Thoroughbred volume 18
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
If Glory could win the Breeders' Cup Classic, he would become a legend like his famous grandsire, Just Victory. Samantha McLean's horse, Shining, has beaten colts before and could possibly win. Will this destroy the friendship between Cindy and Samantha?
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Thoroughbred volume 19
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Cindy is heartbroken when she finds that her horse has tested positive for a deadly disease.
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Series
Thoroughbred volume 20
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
The latest installment of the popular series follows Cindy Blake's efforts to tame Wonder's Champion, Whitebrook's fastest and wildest colt, in time for competition in the Kentucky Bonus Series.
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Thoroughbred volume 21
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Can Cindy's colt, Wonder's Champion, win the Triple Crown?
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Thoroughbred volume 24
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Will Christina risk it all to save Sterling Dream?
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Thoroughbred volume 26
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Christina and her horse, Sterling Dream, are ready for their first competition together, until Christina is injured in a fall. But when Cassidy Smith is picked to replace her, Christina wants to prove that she and her horse are not the quitters Cassidy thinks they are.
30) Dylan's choice
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Thoroughbred volume 30
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Christina is saddened when she notices her friend Dylan spending more time playing soccer than riding his horse, fearing that he may have outgrown his love of riding and, maybe, their friendship.
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Thoroughbred volume 31
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Melanie's father wants her to return to New York City, but she likes living at Whitebrook. Can she convince her father to let her stay at Whitebrook?
36) Without Wonder
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Thoroughbred volume 36
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
When Wonder's last foal is born under tragic circumstances, there's little hope for her baby colt. Only Christina can see that the colt is special, just like his mother was. But will she get a chance to prove it?
37) Star in danger
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Thoroughbred volume 37
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Will Christina ever see Star again? Christina Reese is worried. She's been taking care of Wonder's Star since Wonder died. Now Star has been sent away to another trainer. Can Christina save her beloved Star?
40) Ultimate risk
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Thoroughbred volume 40
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Ashleigh's success in the show ring makes her wonder if she still wants to become a jockey someday.
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Close call , Thoroughbred volume 41
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Thoroughbred volume 48
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"When Cindy McLean goes back 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..."
49) Rising star
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Thoroughbred volume 49
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"No one thought Wonder's Star would get well again. Everyone was certain he would never run another race. The racing press was calling him a has-been. But Christina Resse never gave up hope..."
50)
Team player , Thoroughbred volume 50
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51) Distance runner
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Thoroughbred volume 51
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
A competitive bug is sweeping through Whitebrook Farm, and with the Kentucky Derby coming up soon, Christina Reese is feeling the pressure. Will she and her horse, Wonder's Star, really have what it takes to win Triple Crown races? Not if Star keeps misbehaving. What she and Star both need is a change of pace.
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Thoroughbred volume 54
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Cindy and her partner Ben are having problems finding a jockey to ride Gratis in the Kentucky Derby. Cindy does not trust Wolf, but she is still nursing an injury to her shoulder. Will someone come to her rescue?
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Thoroughbred volume 55
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Parker Townsend and his two, headstrong horses are training in England, for entry into the Olympics. He is determined to overcome all hurdles to prove that he and his horses are of Olympic calibre.
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Thoroughbred volume 58
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Having failed to place in the Kentucky Derby, Christina and her horse Wonder's Star are hoping to win the Preakness, yet still have time for Christina's high school graudation activities.
62) Unbridled fury
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Thoroughbred volume 62
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
While Perfect Image recuperates from injuries, Melanie meets a Thoroughbred named Hi Jinx, a direct descendant of the famous racehorse Man O'War. Will she be able to get him to behave before he hurts someone?
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Thoroughbred volume 64
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Though Star is well protected at Townsend Farms, Christina does not trust Brad. She soon discovers that Brad is under pressure to produce more money-making horses sired from winners like Star.
65) Bridal dreams
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Series
Thoroughbred volume 65
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Though Star is well protected at Townsend Farms, Christina does not trust Brad. She soon discovers that Brad is under pressure to produce more money-making horses sired from winners like Star.
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Breaking the fall , Thoroughbred volume 67
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Thoroughbred volume 69
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"With Christina sidelined by a broken ankle, Melanie is doing a lot of riding for Whitebrook, but none of it is quite to her satisfaction. There are just too many distractions..."--Cover back.
71) Calamity Jinx
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Thoroughbred volume 71
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Allie must try to save Tall Oaks horse farm from disaster as bitter disputes arise over the training of the horse named Jinx and as other tensions develop among the farm's people.
72) Legacy's gift
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Thoroughbred volume 72
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Allie and her horse Wonder's Legacy search for a missing mare who is due to foal.