A trainer refuses to give up on a racehorse after it suffers a supposedly career-ending broken leg, and loses his job as a result. His kindness captures the heart of his daughter and the pair become closer as they nurse the ailing filly back to fitness in time for the Kentucky Breeders' Cup. Family drama, starring Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson and Elisabeth Shue.

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.