High stakes
Dick Francis.
- New York : Pocket Books, 1977, 1975.
- 223 pages ; 18 cm Mass market paperback.
"A Kangaroo book."
Steven Scott, a successful, wealthy inventor, has a lucrative hobby - horse racing. His reputatio as an owner is staked on Energize, a beautiful black hurdler. Scott has everything going for him, including a gorgeous woman, until a crooked horse trainer plots to take him for all he's worth.