The Black Stallion Challenged (2011)
“BITTER SWEET6 The rain stopped during the night but the following morning the wind was blowing stiffly out of the north and the temperature was down in the forties. Henry arrived late again, wearing his borrowed topcoat and still complaining of the “unseasonable” weather.
“At least,” Alec said, “the track will dry out fast with this wind.”
“Nothing could be as bad as yesterday,” Henry grunted. “Never have I seen weather like it.”
Alec nodded. For him there was more than weather to remember from the day before. A filly with great speed and promise might never race again, and Manizales was in the hospital with a fractured jaw, broken teeth, a concussion and a neck injury. Fortunately, none of the others who had gone down during the running of the first race had been seriously injured.
Henry searched Alec’s eyes for any sign of fear. “Did you hear anything new about Manny?” he asked finally.
“Only that they’re having a hard time convincing him that he has to stay in the hospital,”
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