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.

Donald believes he knows all there is to know about seeing. An optometrist in suburban Boston, he is sure that he and his wife, Viv, who runs the local stables, are both devoted to their two children and to each other. Then Mercury—a gorgeous young thoroughbred with a murky past—arrives at Windy Hill and everything changes. Mercury’s owner, Hilary, is a newcomer to town who has enrolled her daughter in riding lessons. When she brings Mercury...

"Parker Townsend and his Thoroughbred mare, Foxglove, have proven that they have the talent to compete in the Olympics in combined training. But they still haven't made the team..."

"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..."

"Ashleigh Griffen's beloved horse, Stardust, is actually going to have a foal. While Ashleigh prepares Stardust for the birth, the Griffens take in Ashleigh's cousin, Emily, a girl about Ashleigh's age whose dad is recovering from a long illness. ..."

Ashleigh's parents have bought her a racehorse which means Edgardale Farm has a shot at winning the Kentucky Derby. Royal Renegade wins his first race, but then something goes wrong and the horse turns mean and starts to lose races. Can Ashleigh solve the mystery before the Derby?

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.

"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.