Fav Dick Francis Novel?

[strapper]

Nothing to do with handicapping (for the most part) but what is your favorite Dick Francis novel? I was also a fan of the episodes they did for British tv. My personal fav book....not sure I have one, like most of 'em!

[cj]

I can't remember the name, but it is the one about a guy that has a betting system that works.

[Tom Barrister]

Originally Posted by cj

I can't remember the name, but it is the one about a guy that has a betting system that works.

That would be "Twice Shy", one of the few stories that Francis didn't write in the first-person perspective.

[Indulto]

"For Kicks" hands down. Story of a race fixer who conditions his thoroughbreds to fear for their lives when they hear a silent dog whistle that he blows when they're in the stretch. Not for PETA members.

[cnollfan]

Nerve.

[ldiatone]

i like the book about the horse that would win, and the owner let the horse run on a farm till the next race. same book, guy finds a race horse in the south on a farm, bring it back and refreshes it. wow! can't remember the name.
ldiat

[Alyblakester]

LONGSHOT! Of course.

[JohnnyBatTBD]

That one armed ex-jockey turned detective was something else.