Gail Ruffu was once a respected racehorse trainer known for her unconventional training methods. Then she became part owner of the Thoroughbred Urgent Envoy, and everything changed. The co-owners of Urgent Envoy pushed her to speed up her training methods, and eventually made her let them race him too early, until he developed a hairline fracture.

One more race would kill him. Gail had to act.

So on Christmas Eve, Gail stole her own horse. A modern-day outlaw at fifty-three, Gail learned the law at night while living out of her truck in order to move the horse to safe havens, evade private investigators, and take on a powerful Los Angeles attorney determined to crush her in court. As she stood up for the humane treatment of animals, she also took on the system that could crush them.

In this gorgeous combination of words and pictures by G. Neri, the acclaimed author of Yummy, and brilliant newcomer Corban Wilkin, a pioneer who established precedent for those still fighting for humane racing is brought to life in a must-read for horse lovers everywhere.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lee & Low Books; Illustrated edition 
• September 25, 2018
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620148552
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1620148556