Overview
Only a few colts come along with Derby potential, and only a few riders can bring it out. Spitfire has the potential and Trish Evanston is the only rider who can handle him. But having won The Race at The Meadows, the odds are still heavily stacked against them winning the upcoming Portland Futurity.When her father goes back to the hospital, the family's worries and cares for the horse ranch multiply. Trish secretly takes on after school work to raise money, but when her parents find out what she's up to and her grades in chemistry hit bottom, she's in big trouble.
And there's trouble at the track as well. Several accidents happen because someone is striking Trish's mounts during the races. Who could be so malicious as to endanger the horses and riders? Will he be stopped?
When the Striker Goes for Spitfire, the Results Could Be Devastating.
Because her father is ill, without telling her parents, horse-loving Trish earns money after school at the race track, where trouble begins when one of her mounts is in a mysterious accident.