A review by birdkeeperklink
Black Gold by Marguerite Henry

3.0

This book was good in the beginning. I loved her characterization of Black Gold's jockey, and it was good to have even a fictionalized version of an otherwise forgotten Derby winner. I liked U-see-it, Rosa, and the boy. The trainer, though...he was all right at first, but got progressively more frustrating.

Black Gold's ultimate fate was

Spoiler

very sad

. Despite being something of a downer, however, it's still a good, moving story. I think it still has relevance today in the treatment of Thoroughbreds, even if there are a few things today that weren't around then. Henry's point is still valid and of concern.