"Based on transcribed interviews with Sonia, a horse trainer, the novel vividly captures the arc of one woman's life at the racetrack - the flat land and ramshackle backstretch; the bad feelings and friction; the winner's circle and the racdetrack bar; the fancy suits and fancy bootsl and the 'particular language' of 'grooms, jockeys, trainers,racing secretaries, stewards, pony people, hotwalkers, everybody' - with economy and integrity."--