Thoroughbred — by Joanna Campbell

• Feb-1984
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A Horse Called Wonder Ashleigh Griffen swore she'd never give her heart to another horse -- not after a terrible virus wiped out her family's breeding farm. But when a small, sickly foal is born, Ashleigh is the horse's only champion. Wonder's Prom...

• Sep-1991
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Ashleigh's dreams are in tatters. . . Ashleigh Griffen is thrilled when the owner of the horse farm where she lives puts her favorite horse, Wonder, into training as a Thoroughbred racer. Ashleigh has spent the past year turning the sickly filly i...

• Oct-1991
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Is Wonder's racing career over before it begins? Against all odds, Ashleigh Griffen's favorite racehorse, Wonder, has come through training with flying colors. Now Ashleigh and Wonder's trainer, Charlie, are putting everything they have into getti...

• Nov-1991
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Ashleigh's determined to make her dreams come true ... In her second year of racing, Wonder, the Thoroughbred filly Ashleigh Griffen has helped raise, is the star of Townsend Acres Stables -- until the worst happens. Just as Wonder is about to ...

• Feb-1993
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Can Samantha ride Fleet Goddess to victory? When Ashleigh's horse, Wonder, gives birth to a beautiful foal, Ashleigh is thrilled. She's raising Wonder's colt, racing as an apprentice jockey, and she's even looking out for young Samantha McLean. Sa...

• Nov-1993
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Is this good-bye? When Samantha McLean hears that her beloved horse, Wonder's Pride, is about to be sold by the owner of the farm where Samantha lives, she thinks her heart will break. But Samantha knows she has to be strong if she's going to save...

• Aug-1993
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Will Pride's winning streak ruin him? Wonder's Pride, the three-year-old colt of champion mare Wonder, is the newest star in Thoroughbred racing and the favorite for the biggest race of them all - the Kentucky Derby. But when Pride wins the Derby, i...

• Dec-1993
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There's no hope for Sierra... Every trainer at Whitebrook Farm has given up on Sierra. The spirited colt just doesn't seem to have the patience for racing. Then Sierra jumps effortlessly over an enormous fallen tree, and Samantha McLean, the head ...

• May-1994
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The highest stakes of all Wonder's Pride is ready to race again. Samantha McLean, the colt's groom, and Ashleigh Griffen, his jockey, are thrilled that he has recovered so well from an injury. But not everyone wants Pride back at the racetrack. Bra...

• Aug-1994
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Race to the finish... Wonder's Pride has just had the best year of his life! First he ran to a stunning victory in the Breeders' Cup race. Then he was named Horse of the Year. Pride's trainers, Samantha McLean and Ashleigh Griffen, can't wait for the...

• Oct-1994
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Samantha McLean is ecstatic over finally owning her own horse and sets out to turn Shining, Wonder's difficult and neglected half-sister, into a winner, but then the parents of a little girl who cannot walk offer to buy Shining. Original....

• Feb-1995
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Can Cindy stay at Whitebrook Farm forever? One night, when Samantha McLean goes to the barn to check her horse, Shining, she gets a big surprise. There's a girl sleeping on the hay between two orphaned foals! Cindy Blake has run away from her f...

• May-1995
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When Lavinia Townsend accuses her of stealing, Cindy Blake fears she will have to leave Whitebrook Farm for yet another foster home, and when she kidnaps a mistreated horse, she knows her days are numbered. Original....

• Nov-1995
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Will Cindy and Glory both be able to stay at Whitebrook Farm? Cindy Blake couldn't be happier, now that she lives at Whitebrook Farm. When her adoption is final, Cindy will finally have a loving home with the McLean family. And Glory, the stolen c...

• Dec-1995
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Has Cindy given up on horses for good? Cindy Blake has finally found a home and a family she loves -- her life at Whitebrook Farm is almost perfect. Then the champion racehorse Townsend Princess is injured, and Cindy feels responsible. If only she...

• Jul-1996
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Will Glory ever race again? Cindy Blake's champion Thoroughbred, Glory, is winning every race he enters. With Ashleigh as his jockey, he burns up the track. When he wins an important race by over ten lengths, track officials become suspicious. The...

• Oct-1996
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• Jan-1997
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• Mar-1997
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Cindy has trained Storm ever since he was a colt. Now he's a full-fledged racehorse and he's blindingly fast. In his three-year session at Gulfstream Park, Florida, he piles up victory after victory. Cindy is sure that storm is on his way to becoming...

• May-1997
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The latest installment of the popular series follows Cindy Blake's efforts to tame Wonder's Champion, Whitebrook's fastest and wildest colt, in time for competition in the Kentucky Bonus Series. Original....

• Jul-1997
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Cindy McLean's colt, Wonder's Champion, is facing the three most challenging races of his career. To win the Triple Crown, he has to sweep not only the Kentucky Derby but the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes as well.

Cindy has trained Wonder's Cham...

• Jun-1997
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Will Cindy win her biggest race as a jockey? For as long as she can remember, Cindy McLean has longed to ride a Thoroughbred in a world-class race. And now that she's sixteen, Cindy's dream is finally coming true. She'll ride Wonder's Champion, th...

• Dec-1997
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Honor Bright, one of Cindy Mclean's Favorite horses, is old enough for her first racing season! Cindy can't wait to be her jockey. So Cindy is terribly upset when she has an accident during a training session and the doctor says she wont be able to r...

• Jan-1998
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Twelve-year-old Christina Reese is the luckiest girl in the world. She lives at the Whitebrook Farm with her dad, Mike, and her mother, Ashleigh Griffen, one of the most famous jockeys ever. And when Christina asked for a horse for her birthday she g...

• Apr-1998
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Ever since 13-year-old Melanie Graham was sent to live with her aunt Ashleigh and uncle Mike at Whitebrook Farm, she's struggled for a way to fit in. Everything she does is wrong. She doesn't get along with her cousin Christina and riding racehorces ...

• May-1998
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Don't miss the exciting adventures of a new generation of Thoroughbred horses and riders at Whitebrook Farm! Does Christina have the heart of a champion? Christina Reese is sure she and her new horse, Sterling Dream, are ready for their first competi...

• Jun-1998
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Now that she has the horse of her dreams, Christina Reese is more determined than ever to enter high-level competitions. There's only one problem--her horse, Sterling Dream, isn't cooperating.

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• Jul-1998
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Christina Reese is so excited. She's going away to riding camp for three whole weeks! Christina is sure it will be a blast--until she meets Eliza.

Eliza can't stand Chr...

• Aug-1998
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Melanie Graham loves spending time in Kentucky with her cousin Christina. She loves being away from New York City. And most of all, Melanie loves riding! That's why she's determined to win...

• Sep-1998
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Will Dylan give up riding for good?

Dylan Becker used to be one of Christina Reese's best friends. They like to do all the same things. He even loved horses as much as she did! But lately, Dylan has been spending more time playing soccer than ridi...

• Nov-1998
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Is Melanie leaving the only place that's ever felt like home?

Melanie Graham expected Whitebrook Farm to be the most boring place in America. And she thought her cousin, Christina Reese, would be a snob.

But after an entire summer at Whit...

• Jan-1999
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Will Cassidy tell the truth, even if it means losing her horse?

Cassidy Smith is worried. Her filly, Lady T, is running against a champion racehorse, Pizzazz. Cassidy's family needs the prize money desperately. Without it, t...

• Mar-1999
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Don't miss the exciting adventures of a new generation of Thoroughbred horses and riders at Whitebrook Farm!

Christina Reese is confident that her horse, Sterling, is ready for higher jumps. But Christina's trainer,...

• Apr-1999
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Ever since Melanie Graham came to live with her cousin Christina Reese, she's had her eye on the track. She wants to be an exercise rider, and maybe one day, a winning jockey. With her aunt Ashleigh's Tho...

• Jul-1999
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Melanie Graham is thrilled. She loves exercise riding, and she's good at it, too! Her aunt Ashleigh says Melanie would make a great Jockey-she's really thriving at Whitebrook.

But Melanie's not alone. Her friend Kevin McLean also wants to ex...

• Aug-1999
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Christina Reese has heard the story many times--Wonder was a tiny, sickly foal no one thought was worth saving. No one but Christina's mother, Ashleigh. With Ashleigh's love and hard work, Wonder went on the wi...

• Oct-1999
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Don't Miss the Exciting Adventures of a New Generation of Thoroughbred Horses and Riders at Whitebrook Farm!

Christina Reese is worried. She's been taking care of Wonder's Star ever since his dam, Wo...

• Dec-1999
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Wonder's Star has returned to Whitebrook Farm, and Christina Reese is thrilled to have him home again. But if Star doesn't win one of his first two races, Townsend Acres will take him back forever.

Christina isn't a jockey yet -- the thought of ...

• Feb-2000
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Can Christina measure up?

Ever since Christina Reese won her very first race on Wonder's Star, she's been feeling pressure to live up to her mother's reputation as a great jockey. The racing press is full of articles with headlines such as "...

• Apr-2000
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Don't miss the exciting adventures of a new generation of Thoroughbred horses and riders at Winterbrook Farm!

Now that Christine Reese and her cousin Melanie Graham are jockeys, they want to r...

• Jun-2000
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Parker's Olympic dream is at risk...

• Aug-2000
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Melanie Graham can't help herself--she's fallen in love with the high-spirited black filly, Perfect Image. More than anything, Melanie wants to help train the filly and be the first one to race her.

De...

• Oct-2000
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Has Star run his last race? Christina Reese and Wonder's Star are about to race at Belmont, one of the most prestigious tracks in the country. Christina is confident that she and Star are going to blow all the New York horses away. But when the ga...

• Dec-2000
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Will Melanie save Image? Image is wild--perhaps too wild to train for the track. But she' s fast, and Melanie Graham wants nothing more than to be her jockey. If only Image's owner and trainer would let her work with the temperamental filly. Melani...

• Feb-2001
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At last, Wonder's Star has begun to recover from the illness that halted his promising racing career so suddenly. The vet says he'll be back on the track in no time. But Christina Reese is convinced the colt has lost his spirit. She can't seem to ...

• Apr-2001
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Will Image ever behave herself on the track? Melanie Graham's dream has come true -- a chance to ride Perfect Image in her first race. Image has been running great, and it looks like they may even have a shot at winning some big-time races. But...

• Jun-2001
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Has Cindy given up hope? While recovering from surgery, Cindy McLean goes back and reads what she wrote in her diary so many years ago. Cindy is sure her racing career is over now, but years ago, it was just beginning. . . . Find out what happe...

• Aug-2001
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What will Cindy do now?

When Cindy McLean goes to Belmont to clean out her apartment, she finds her old diary and is taken back to the days when she started racing in New York, after she fled Dubai...

• Oct-2001
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Is Wonder's Star a has -- been?

No one thought Wonder's Star would get well again 埥veryone was certain he would never run another race. The racing press was calling him a has -- been.

But Christina Reese never gave up hope. Slowly...

• Dec-2001
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• Feb-2002
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A competitive bug is sweeping through Whitebrook Farm. Image, Star, and Gratis are all contenders for the Triple Crown races, which begins with the Kentucky Derby, a little over a month away.

Christina can't stand the pressure. So, when s...

• Apr-2002
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Melanie Graham knows Image is Triple Crown material. The problem is, the filly is too smart for her own good. She's difficult to train, hates to be stabled indoors, and fights with other horses. But if Melanie is going to run Image in...

• Jun-2002
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Christina and Melanie are both heading for their first Kentucky Derby as jockeys. Can Ashleigh calm their nerves before the big race?

Christina Reese is suffering from pre -- Kentucky Derby stress. So is her cousin Melanie Graham. And the...

• Aug-2002
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Cindy McLean and her partner, Ben al -- Rihani, can't find a jockey to ride Gratis in the Kentucky Derby.

The only person besides Cindy who can handle the difficult horse is a stubborn and inexperienced groom named Wolf. But Cindy doesn't...

• Sep-2002
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Can Parker live up to the challenge?

Parker Townsend couldn't be more excited as he sets off for England to train for the Olympics, taking with him two headstrong horses and some very high hopes. At first he's thrilled to see the beautiful c...

• Dec-2002
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Hoofprints in the Snow features a heart -- stopping mystery in Wyoming. Fans will be on the edge of their saddles!

Lyssa Hynde knows the Wyoming winters are cold, lonely, and dangerous. But she wouldn't give them up for anything. There's ...

• Feb-2003
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Will it be victory -- or tragedy -- when Triple Crown fever hits the Thoroughbred series?

When Image comes in second in the Florida Derby, Melanie and Jazz decide to enter her in the Kentucky Derby. Image has proven she has what it ta...

• Apr-2003
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Do Christina and Star have what it takes to win the Triple Crown?

With only two weeks before the Preakness, Christina Reese is gearing Star up to run the second leg of the Triple Crown. She pushes herself to ride more aggressively, knowin...

• Jun-2003
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Do Christina and Star have what it takes to win the third jewel in the Triple Crown?

As the third race in the Triple Crown approaches, the competition for Christina Reese and her horse, Wonder's Star, is getting tougher. Christina is nerv...

• Aug-2003
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Now that high school is behind them, will Christina and Melanie be able to make the right choices about their futures and still remain friends?

They're out of school and Christina and Melanie are taking a year off to make some big decisi...

• Oct-2003
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Parker has never wanted to run Townsend Acres, but when Brad makes him an offer he can't refuse...

Parker Townsend has always had one passion: eventing. And as he works with a legendary trainer in England, it seems as if Parker's dreams a...

• Dec-2003
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Perfect Image is recovering nicely from the heartbreaking injuries she sustained in the Kentucky Derby, but it seems clear to Melanie and Jazz that her racing career is over. It's time to invest in another horse. But when Melanie falls in love wit...

• Jan-2004
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Can a fan's love go too far?

Christina is thrilled by Wonder's Star's recent wins on the track, but with Star's success comes some very strange -- -- and very creepy -- -- activity around the farm. First, someone breaks into the Whi...

• Mar-2004
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Christina saved Star from a stalker, but can she protect him from Brad Townsend?

When Christina first moved Star to Townsend Acres to keep him safe from his stalker, she couldn't stand the thought of keeping him under Brad's roof. But no...

• May-2004
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While cleaning out the spare bedroom at Whisperwood in preparation for the expected baby, Samantha and Tor come across their wedding album, stored away since their return from Ireland several years before. They settle down to relive the events tha...

• Jun-2004
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Samantha is in love and has finally found the perfect horse. But is her luck about to run out? Samantha and Tor's month-long honeymoon in Ireland turns into a much longer stay when Samantha meets Finn, a massive sporthorse that is a descendant of Re...

• Sep-2004
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Will an injury spell the end for Christina's racing career and her friendship with Melanie?

After taking a year off to train with her beloved Star for the Breeders' Cup, Christina is back in silks riding a few preliminary races. But all her...

• Nov-2004
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DON'T MISS THE EXCITING ADVENTURES OF A NEW GENERATION OF THOROUGHBRED HORSES AND RIDERS AT WHITEBROOK FARM! Kaitlin is happy to have found such a great boyfriend, but can their romance really last? Like her hero, Parker Townsend, Kaitlin Boyce...

• Jan-2005
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This 13 year old equestrian series is still running strong as it publishes it's 69th title!

Melanie and Image are back at Whitebrook after Brad Townsend's mysterious turn -- around, abruptly letting her take the filly away from Townsend A...

• Mar-2005
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This 13 year old equestrian series is still running strong as it publishes it's 70th title!

When Allie came to Whisperwood and was adopted by Cindy no once expected her long -- lost relatives to come and find her. But when they do, Allie m...

• May-2005
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Life at Tall Oaks is great for Allie, but she's watching her friends Melanie and Kevin struggle with Jinx, the talented Thoroughbred colt they want to run in the Kentucky Derby.

If Allie could just pinpoint the cause of Jinx's misbehavior,...

• Jul-2005
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Allie, now sixteen years old, is just one win away from becoming a full -- fledged jockey. Everyone gathers at Tall Oaks to celebrate her achievement. At the festivities the jockeys and trainers reminisce about their favorite horses past and futur...