The Black Stallion's Filly

The Black Stallion's Filly, by Walter Farley is exciting and full of suspense! It is about the most famous race in America: The Kentucky Derby. Only a very few fillies have ever won The Kentucky Derby, but trainer Henry Dailey says Black Minx just might be up to the challenge. There is one big problem. Having been brought up as a pet, the black's first daughter resents training and will not go faster than an easy lope. How will they get her to run the race? There is only a few months until the derby; will she ever enter? I loved reading this fictional story. I do not know the first thing about horse training, but I felt as though I were the one riding, training, and caring for that horse. Farley shows that if you really want something, you have to be willing to work for it. It takes a lot of time, patience and perseverance to get a horse ready for the derby. I loved every minute of this book.

Actually, I bought it for my 15 year old horse loving daughter and she is the one who feels it is a 5 star item. She says that it has a great plot and it keeps her interest up. She has read many horse books over the years so has quite a large collection, even some original misty books from her grandma. She rates it quite highly, so I guess I would too.

For a long time while I was reading this I really didn't think that Black Minx could or would win. But, then again, I kept reading because what kind of story would make the main horse character lose. And I'm most certainly glad that she did show heart in this book, even though she was beat by Eclipse in The Black Stallion's Courage [Am I giving away something I shouldn't?]. Oh, and by the way, it's definitely worth reading.

Henry buys the firstborn daughter of the Black named Black Minx. She has the fiery temper and his speed of her famous sire but can Henry and Alec get her to run when they want her to run and not when she wants to to win the Kentucky Derby. This is one of the best stories from Walter Farley yet. The first four are great and they just keep on getting better and better.

I have read every book in the black stallion series, but this one and the Black Stallion Challenged are my all time favorites. Walter Farley writes the best fiction horse stories I have ever read.