A boy befriends a horse on board a ship. When their vessel is sunk, they are the only survivors and form a strong bond while stranded on an island. After their rescue and return to civilisation, the youngster meets a trainer who teaches him to be a racing jockey. Family adventure, starring Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Hoyt Axton and Clarence Muse.

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.