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I can't decide why I liked this book. I don't know that it was necessarily as well-written as some of the other thoroughbred biographies (Lauren Hillenbrand's, specifically), but I still enjoyed it.

The end we all know. And of course I cried. A lot. But, the rest of the story was still interesting to read. I guess what makes this less exciting is that Ruffian never really had a chance to really show off what she could do. Man'o'War got his fair time on the track, as did Secretariat, and Seabiscuit battled back from so much that even those victories are impressive enough. But Ruffian's career was cut short when she was only just beginning to approach the peak of her career. The book is less exciting than others only because she was never given the chance to be as exciting as she could have been. All in all, it's a pretty good story with an incredibly sad ending. Worth a read if you love horses, but probably not interesting enough for those who are not horse people.