52 pages 1 hour read

Off to the Races

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.

Chapters 12-20Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes descriptions of animal cruelty, gender discrimination, and sexual content.

Chapter 12 Summary: “Vaughn, One Month Later”

Vaughn is astonished and Hank is thrilled as they both watch Billie race DD around the track. Vaughn admires Billie’s beauty as she rides but then reminds himself that they are just friends. Vaughn is not sorry that his plan to get rid of Billie seems primed to fail. He values their friendship, which has been cemented through weekly dinners together. Although he feels restored by his time at the ranch, he remains anxious about the future of the stables and worries about his family’s insistence that he return to work at the mining side of the business.


Vaughn approaches Billie and congratulates her as she is celebrating the successful ride with Violet. Billie and Vaughn tease one another in a friendly way, though Vaughn must fight to suppress his attraction to her. He has to cancel their weekly dinner because he has to attend a fundraiser, and when she expresses disappointment, he feels guilty.

Chapter 13 Summary: “Billie”

On the day of DD’s first race, Billie feels nervous despite her confidence in the horse’s ability. She has planned ways to get DD to qualify for a major derby without forcing him to compete too frequently, but she is worried  about the unknown jockey that Cole has forced them to use.

blurred text
blurred text
blurred text