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Go To The Cemetery And Dance The Dead Catholics Back To Life
At Santa Anita Park on a rainy February afternoon, 87-year-old horse trainer Dempsey Ballard has run out of later. Years ago, he was a fixture on the California racing circuit. Now, he has just one horse in his barn: Grace’s Cardinal, an aging closer with a fire-red mane and a long losing streak.
In the hours before the final race of Dempsey’s career, ghosts crowd the rail: Jo Ann, the wife he buried; Sarissa, the daughter he couldn’t save; Charleville, the filly who still stalks his dreams; and Grace Zhang, the owner who believed in him longer than the game ever did.
Inspired by the beauty, grit, and heartbreak of Southern California thoroughbred racing, this novel is a blunt meditation on aging, grief, faith, and the thin line between devotion and self-destruction. As the storm intensifies and scratches thin the field, Dempsey must decide what it means to walk a horse over one more time—and what it costs to let go.
Release Date: December 2, 2025
Price: Kindle $3.99, Paperback $11.99
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