Publisher's Synopsis
Some jockeys ride for the pay-off, Andy Crowley rides because she can't imagine any other life. On her way to becoming New York's most acclaimed female jockey, she's forced to move to a New England track, renowned for colorful misfits and "accidental" deaths. After winning the unwinnable, she begins to suspect something's amiss. When an enigmatic owner insists that she ride his Kentucky colt, she discovers how rough the races can get. Andy will have to decide whether she can stay the course to her Derby dreams or slide into the treacherous and unpredictable world ruled by South Boston's mob bosses.
