At the end of the third heat Bonfire and Bear Cat had to stay on the track. They were bummed, but they were going to try hard to get out in front of the field. In the first heat Bonfire lost and got placed in the 17th post position. When it came to the point when they had to get in their post positions, Bonfire was placed in the 6th post position. When it came to the day of the race, Bonfire was ready to go. Then they started building up Bonfire's stamina for the Hambletonian race just a week ahead of him. After a few days they drove Bonfire over to Goshen, NY. So then Henry had to call Jimmy to get his permission to train the colt. They were about to fly Bonfire back to Coronet, but then Henry showed up and wanted to help the colt. Tom then was rushed to the hospital and had to have surgery. Alec and his horse went over Tom's legs and fractured his upper thigh. The problem begins when Tom and Alec are doing their morning workout, when all of a sudden Bonfire swerves and throws Tom onto the track. The beginning of this book takes place at Roosevelt Raceway. Most of this book takes place in Goshen, NY. Alec is a tall thin jockey that is driving Bonfire throughout the book because of what happened to Tom Messenger, Bonfire's original jockey and trainer. The main characters are Alec Ramsay and Bonfire.
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