Ringer: The Great Louisiana Racetrack Heist (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781494844974)

Originally from Illinois, Harry Leneau began working at Sportsmen's Stables in 1945. On Monday through Friday he went to school, and from Friday night through Sunday he put in stable work. After high school he had two years of junior college, two years in the army, and then trained horses for two years. After that it was back to college to become a registered medical technologist, a stint at Lutheran General Hospital in Parkridge, Illinois. What ensued was 25 years as a top-caliber lab technician for veterinarians, performing very advanced tests at the Illinois Equine Hospital and Clinic. His innovations have led to early intervention when it comes to the three most common horse ailments: arthritis (lameness), respiratory (bleeders), and liver problems. He became an inventor. One of his most recent patents (2011) involves hyaluronic acid nutritional supplements that improve horse's bone health (actually the bone health of all warm-blooded vertebrates), joint pain, and reduced osteoblastic activity. With his wife Judy, Harry owns and operates Amervet Labs, Inc. in Jasper, Missouri, which offers a wide range of veterinary services. Together they show Morgan horses. Today, he stays busy restoring his 1937 Packard, a convertible with a rumble seat. He and Judy also have a 1949 Packard sedan, a 1968 Camaro convertible, and-as of today-eleven horses, 23 dogs, and eight cats. At last count Harry has been involved with horses for 69 years. The Leneaus' latest horse is Nest Egg, by Jamie K. He is a bleeder. This is Harry's first novel. He is also the author of Blood Chemistry of Performance Horses.