Dear readers,
Anticipation for this
year’s Triple Crown is revving up, and I am thrilled my memoir will be ready
and available. This rare behind the scenes look from a female participant’s viewpoint,
gives insight into the depth of excitement, anticipation and pressure which surrounds
those fortunate enough to have a horse capable of competing in the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, the
Preakness Stakes in Baltimore or the Belmont Stakes in New York. Participating
in just one of these historic and prestigious events for three-year-olds, let
alone all three, is monumental and can be life changing—it was for me.
My
memoir is a candid narrative about an unlikely small-town female trainer,
competing in a centuries old profession, one with a rigid caste system, which
by tradition has been dominated by men at every level. Searching for a way to
break through this glass ceiling and attain success, I stumbled upon an
unwanted young horse, one whose raw talent and vibrant personality challenged me
to dream in color and embrace the unimaginable.
This memoir chronicles
not only a journey from sales ring to racetrack, but a young girl’s lifelong
love for horses, a woman’s strongly held belief in infinite possibilities, and how
a homely young horse grew into a magnificent three-year-old, whose joy and love
of running triumphed over the low expectations of the self-proclaimed experts.
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I am currently
finishing up on the 2nd proof of Casual
Lies – A Triple Crown Adventure, and making a few changes. My new shelleyriley.com website should be up by the end of the
upcoming week and hopefully everything works on it. I will post here once it is
operating fully.
When the memoir
has passed all the final edits, it will be available to purchase on both Amazon
and my website. For you folks living outside the United States, Amazon has sites
around the world where you can purchase the memoir. I will post more
information about that on a separate post.
It’s getting close
now and I am so excited. Thanks for sticking with me through this long process.
Keep tuning in for updates. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook.
Take care,
Shelley Riley
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