Stake Night

By Susan Archer,

Book cover of Stake Night

Book description

Stake Night is the story of a single year in the glamorous and competitive world of show horses, where the rewards are large and so are the lengths to which people will go to win. For the owners, it is about wielding power through money in their quest to proudly…


When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Stake Night as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This whole series is so interesting. It follows the interconnected lives of top trainers and the (mostly wealthy) riders who show upper-level Saddlebreds. This is a world I’d known absolutely nothing about before. So, reading this series was fascinating and eye-opening. It’s like getting a glimpse of a completely different, and sometimes over-the-top, world. The author knows her subject so well that it’s like being transported to those high-stakes shows.

Want books like Stake Night?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 90 books like Stake Night.

Browse books like Stake Night

Book cover of Comet in Summer
Book cover of The Lady
Book cover of Working Trot

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,187

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in horses, equestrianism, and dressage?

Horses 125 books
Equestrianism 35 books
Dressage 12 books