This is a beautifully written story about the first, and so far only, woman to have won the Velká Pardubická. I knew little about horseracing before reading this book, but I found that I didn't need any prior knowledge of the subject. It's detailed enough to give a clear picture of horseracing and life/history of the Czech Republic she still having an edge-of-your-seat story keeping me turning page-after-page until I finished the book. I highly recommend this to everyone. Lata's story is one that everyone should know about.