A review by ajthudson
The Ghost Horse: A True Story of Love, Death, and Redemption by Joe Layden

3.0

So there's nothing really wrong with "The Ghost Horse," aside from the expectations set up by the title and jacket copy. As a straightforward piece of longform sports journalism that examines the unglamorous parts of the horse racing industry, it's effective. As a relatively clear-eyed but affectionate character sketch of a complicated denizen of that world, it's entertaining. But if (like me!) you're really not all that interested in either of those things, and you're hoping the book lives up to the delightfully bonkers premise of "dead woman returns to her widower in the form of a race horse," you will be disappointed.

Oh well. At least I learned some things about horse breeding? 3 stars.