Rich Strike, thoroughbred horse racing, a story with Canadian History. Hot-Walker Life on the Fast Track, thoroughbred racing adventure crime novel.
There is nothing like a long shot, a great true story to stir the pot, especially when it is world newsworthy and financially upsetting, but in a good way.
It was Kentucky Derby day in May, (2022) the richest pot in horse racing, and Rich Strike, a claimed chestnut horse (for $30,000. American less than 7 months before the noted race at Churchill Downs) shocked millions of fans with its spectacular run to win the prestigious 20 horse field.
(The Kentucky Derby Race 2022)
He is the son of mare Gold Strike, a Manitoba foaled Canadian thoroughbred champion, and sired by Keen Ice whose Canadian pedigree connection Smart Strike and Awesome Again (both connected to Canadian Champion Northern Dancer). Rich Strike was 80-1 at racetime. From Rags to Riches for trainer Eric Reed, owner Richard Dawson and Sonny Leon, jockey.
It was true stories like this, along with personal events that prompted my writing the sports crime novel, Hot-Walker Life on the Fast Track. A 30 year saga based around hot-walker Frannie Harrison and her view of thoroughbred racing as seen in 1960-70s Canadian racing circuit... and her witness to the violent murder of her American draft dodger finace at Woodbine Racetrack.
Horse racing has been around for a very long time. In 1665, the world's first race track was established in America, and ever since then, the sport has been growing in popularity. Horse racing in lots of countries, especially Australia, Ireland, the USA, the United Kingdom, France and New Zealand.. Slowly decreasing in Canada as race courses close.
Following the genre of Dick Francis, the king of horse racing novels, its all about the 'behind the scenes' that triggers intrigue and suspense. The background stories are definitely the most interesting. Hot-Walker Life on the Fast Track: a story of youth, crime, a sporting life that leads to crime and courtroom drama. The horse... SnoMann; The crime... revenge; The reason... money... The results... murder trial. Romance and Suspense. Life on the Fast Track.
Hot-Walker History... more info on the writing of the novel.
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