This is the second installment in the amazing Thoroughbred series. In this book, Wonder has been put into yearling training under a rough trainer. Jennings thinks that Wonder has been babied all her life and it's high time she learned to be treated like a race horse. Wonder becomes a totally different horse as she he manhandled and whipped. Ashleigh and Charlie can see that this sort of "training" is ruining Wonder before she even has a chance to prove herself on the track.

When Charlie and Ashleigh are given permission to exercise Wonder over the winter, they begin to plan a way to undo all that Wonder had been through. Ashleigh was terrified of her filly at first because Wonder was beyond control. It took a lot of guts and perseverance for her to climb up on that filly's back after she'd been thrown. The end result of all their hard work? Wonder was able to turn around and become the amazing horse that Charlie and Ashleigh had seen since the day she was born.

This book is a perfect example of why the Thoroughbred series must be saved! This series began with so much promise during the Ashleigh/Sammy years. Yes, the series has changed many authors and there have been some major bumps in the road, but the faithful readers of the TB series can see through all that to what promise the series still has. There are new characters and plots that could be made into great new books, but Harper Collins is planning to end publishment of this series after book #72. If you want to help save this amazing series, go to www.whitebrookfarm.com to find out more. Be sure to sign the petition also (only once please!). Ashleigh knew Wonder had the potential to be great and we know that the TB series has the potential to bring great stories and characters back too! HELP SAVE THOROUGHBRED!

Unlike in some of the other books Wonder proves that there is a bad side to every horse, making it seem more realistic. In this book Wonder falls ,and gets injured on her way to the Kentucky Derby. Only Charlie, Jilly, and Ashleigh truly believe that this extrordinarily talented filly can make it all the way to be first at the wire. This is a great book and series.Please help to save the series by going [...]

Wonder won't train because she hates being handled roughly. Everyone thinks that Ashleigh is just being too soft when she points this out and doesn't give Wonder a chance. Ashleigh decides to ride Wonder with the old trainer Charlie's help. Progress is slowly made--but will the new jockey ruin it all? This is a good book. However, Ashleigh is still pretty much an emotional, complaining girl who thinks that crying and rushing into things will cure all. She thinks that Wonder's devotion and her determination will miracolously turn the horse into a champion. Ashleigh is sometimes a brat.