Secretariat Reborn: A Novel [Paperback]

Christian Roberts, lanky, blond, and twenty-five-years-old, rents out small sailboats on Sarasota Bay. His peaceful life is shattered when he accepts a Thoroughbred colt from his estranged, dying father, an Ocala horse trainer. When Christian promises his father that hell race the colt, hes plunged into the underworld of horse racing. To navigate his way he naively hires Ed Price, a heartless Miami trainer. And when his colt shows potentialand a surprising resemblance to Secretariata dubious, wealthy sheik wants to buy him, but Christian vows to keep his promise to his father. With a sizable debt still owed on the horse, Christian is forced to take out a loan, his only recourse, Vince, a New York mobster. If the money is not repaid on time, Christians life and that of Allie, his colts trainer, are threatened. To add to his roller-coaster of troubles, he also faces fraud charges since his father illegally registered the colt, and he is being stalked by a psychotic ex-girlfriend.A young man accepts a Thoroughbred colt from his estranged, dying father, a horse trainer, and promises to race the colt. Enter: the underbelly of horse racing with crooked trainers, loan sharks, and worse. Throw in a psychotic ex-girlfriend who is stalking him, and Christian's life plunges into a race for survival. Is any horse worth all this, even if it is another Secretariat?

This sensational novel has more twists and turns than a dump truck full of pretzels! Its nearly impossible to put down, and when you finish it, youll want to go right back to the beginning to start all over again. Its totally satisfying on every level: humdinger of a plot, fabulous (great and evil) characters, wonderful settings&This book is absolutely one of the best booksof any kindthat Ive read this year.

Tulsa Book Review

Secretariat was the greatest equine athlete of all time and it is unlikely we will see his equal again. Or is it? Klaus has written a terrific what if , el£&