“There is a kind of story that can only be painted on the palette of horse racing. And no writer tells that kind of story better than Jay Hovdey. Well Armed is a tale of love, tragedy, and a certain type of American Dream carried on the back of a racehorse, written by a master with the sport’s history and nuance at his fingertips and a deep connection to the family at the center. Well Armed stands alongside the best of the genre.”