Golden Filly

The Race (Golden Filly Series, Book 1)

Tricia Evanston has loved horses as long as she can remember just like her father. He has always encouraged her love of horse racing and has been training her to compete professionally. Things are not as smooth with Tricia's mother who worries about her schoolwork and the chances of her getting hurt. Their relationship is easily strained.

Tricia has turned sixteen and her whole life is about to be turned upside down. Her father has been coughing for a long time and finally goes to the hospital. The family is devastated when they learn the diagnosis. Tricia and her older brother David try to take care of the ranch, but when some of the horses get sick, Tricia's schoolwork really suffers.

And then there's the question of her faith. How can she trust in God when He's seemingly forgotten her father?

Before Her Looms the Big Race. If Only She Can Win -

Eagle's Wings (Golden Filly Series, Book 2)

Only a few colts come along with Derby potential, and only a few riders can bring it out. Spitfire has the potential and Trish Evanston is the only rider who can handle him. But having won THE RACE at The Meadows, the odds are still heavily stacked against them winning the upcoming Portland Futurity.

Kentucky Dreamer (Golden Filly Series, Book 4)

Trish Evanston could hardly believe that she and the true-black horse she'd raised from a colt had beaten world-famous jockeys and their horses at the Santa Anita Derby. The thrill of such a win was beyond words. Coming from their small ranch in Vancouver, Washington, this unknown horse and sixteen-year-old female jockey are suddenly top news in the racing world!

They had proven they were true contenders to enter the dream of a lifetime, the Kentucky Derby. But dreams have never come easy for the Evanston family. Spitfire's knee is warm again and must be handled with great care. Trish's father is back in for chemotherapy, and something's wrong with her mother seriously wrong.

But when Trish is involved in a tragic accident at the track, there's a reason to wonder if she'll even have the courage to ride again.

Will the dream of the Kentucky Derby fade with her hopes for Spitfire?

Go for the Glory (Golden Filly Series, Book 3)

With a solid string of wins at the Portland Meadows, sixteen-year-old Trish Evanston has quickly become the wonder jockey at the Oregon racetrack. And despite her mother's worries about Trish's grades and the slippery track conditions, her father makes their nomination for the upcoming Santa Anita Derby and then the Kentucky Derby. Just the thought of riding in these races is almost too much for Trish to dream!

But after a wonderful family Christmas, it appears that everything is conspiring to keep them away from the Santa Anita Derby. Troubles with Spitfire, nature, and Trish's family are further complicated when she herself has an accident!

How can so many things go wrong so fast? Is there any chance of getting Spitfire ready for the big race?

It looks like Trish will miss the biggest opportunity of her life. . . .

The Race/Eagle's Wings/Go for the Glory/Kentucky Dreamer/Call for Courage (Golden Filly 1-5)

This boxed set contains volumes 1-5 of Lauraine Snelling's Golden Filly Series.

Close Call (Golden Filly, No 9)

After a shaky start, the Portland Meadows racing season is off and running with Trish Evanston once again in the winner's circle. Her successful racing career is not only attracting attention from local news media, but the Chrysler Corporation wants Trish to be their television spokesperson in a commercial! Trish is both flattered and nervous, but she's not about to pass this up!

Only one dark cloud hangs over her a series of threatening notes and sinister phone calls from someone determined to finish her off. Police protection is assigned, but that just makes Trish more jittery. In fact, she is terrified!

The Note Said "I'll Get You." Can Trish Escape?

The Winner's Circle (Golden Filly, Book 10)

The Sequel to Close Call

After an intense near-death experience, Triple Crown-winner Trish Evanston battles to recover from her tragic racing accident. The pain is agonizing, but it isn't enough to keep her mind off her injured filly, Firefly or off the culprit who continues to send her venomous threats.

When Trish is well enough to travel, she returns home to Runnin' on Farm, where life on the ranch settles down to a normal pace until a disturbing phone call reminds her that the stalker must be caught before she can feel safe again. As graduation day nears, her pursuer closes in and Trish finds herself in a desperate race for her life! Has winning come at too high a price?

The accident is behind her, but the real challenge is just beginning -.

Shadow over San Mateo (Golden Filly, Book 6)

It should have been the most thrilling moment in Trisha Evanston's life. She and her thoroughbred, Spitfire, had just won the famed Belmont Classic, the third diamond in the Triple Crown. Trish was the first woman jockey to win the honor.

But none of it mattered now. Not the trophies, not the applause, not the money. Unknown to her during the race, Trish's father had died at the hospital just before the race of her life began. When she didn't see him in the crowd, a nod from her brother confirmed her worst fears.

In the days ahead, Trish is overwhelmed with reminders of her father. Shadows of grief cloud her life. The healing process must come, but where does it begin?

Her Father's Race Is Finished. Will Trish Be Able to Keep Going?

The Race/Eagle's Wings/Go for the Glory/Kentucky Dreamer/Call for Courage/Shadow Over San Mateo/Out of the Mist/Second Wind/Close Call/The Winner's Circle (Golden Filly Series 1-10)

The Race: With her dad in the hospital, she just had to win! Eagle's Wings: Spitfire is fast, but can he fly? Go for the Glory: Finally the big chance! Were they ready? Kentucky Dreamer: 120,000 spectators would be there and suddenly she was a favorite to win! Call for Courage: She'd won the Dream. Could she take the Crown? Shadow Over San Mateo: She'd won it all, but something greater had been taken away. Out of the Mist: If she quit now, would she ever try again? Second Wind: After a summer of tears, Trish is ready to race! Close Call: Still another race to ride, but danger looms ahead... The Winner's Circle: Another race, another trophy and the culmination of a dream.

Out of the Mist (Golden Filly, Book 7)

After a summer-long losing streak, sixteen-year-old Trisha Evanston is ready to give up racing. Once the winner of the Triple Crown, not it seems her desire for racing died along with her father, and no amount of tears will bring either of them back. Trish decides that if she doesn't win Firefly's last race, she will quit the racing scene altogether and go home.

Trish's sympathetic chemistry tutor offers to help but Trish is caught off-guard when his solution is a handful of pills. Trish shoves them into her purse. The drugs seem like they'd be such an easy way out of her darkness. Richard promised they would make her feel better but at what price?

Will Trish ever find the peace her father knew?