The Black Stallion Challenged by Walter Farley

The Black Stallion Challenged

Walter Farley

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · March 12, 1980

The Black Stallion is the fastest horse in America and he and his jockey, Alec Ramsay, are training for a big race.

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Who it’s for
Two fast stallions and their jockeys bring old animosity to a major race.
Themes
Horse racing, Rivalry
Genres
Horse Stories, Action & Adventure

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About this book

The Black Stallion is the fastest horse in America and he and his jockey, Alec Ramsay, are training for a big race. Suddenly there comes a new challenger: Flame! An unproven racer, the Island Stallion can run like the wind and his jockey, Steve Duncan, knows that Flame will give the Black the race of his life. But what neither Steve nor Alec know, is that these two stallions have met before, and they hate each other.

Racing Rivals

Two fast stallions and their jockeys bring old animosity to a major race.

Come here for

  • A head-to-head race between celebrated stallions
  • Horse-story rivalry with personal history

Expect

  • A contest shaped by two jockeys and two hostile horses
  • A sustained story centered on a race

Where it sits

Horse Stories93%
Action & Adventure71%

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Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Horse Stories
Authors
Walter Farley
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
March 12, 1980
Format
Paperback
Theme
Horse racing · Rivalry
Reading lane
Action & Adventure