High Stakes

High Stakes by Dick Francis. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780671464233.

With a glass of champagne in one hand and binoculars in the other, the world of racing could seem a very cosy and civilized hobby. Especially when your horse has just sprinted past the winning post. But the pleasure of a day at Sandown is spoiled for Steven Scott when he sacks the trainer of his horses, a man he once thought of as a friend. For although on the surface Jody Leeds is a bright young workaholic, Scott suspects hes a crook. Racing may have its rewards but, as Scott finds out to his own cost, not all of them are innocent...or legal.