"This isn't a sport, and I don't mean that in the way people say golf's not a sport." "No, this... this is a calling." "And a man who hasn't heard that calling, no matter how vast his talent, how great his gift, how endless his potential, without the calling, he can't succeed." "And they're off." "It's a good start by None Too Blue, who makes an early dive to the post and quickly claims the inside, being joined now by Solace and Tailor Made, who are head-and-head..." "But for the man who has answered the call-- and, yes, I..." "I know what that feels like-- his shoulders bear the weight of millions of dollars, of profound heartbreak, and the most exhilarating two-and-a-half minutes known to man or beast." "Tailor Made pulls in by a head, and it's None Too Blue..." "Other athletes rely on equipment to play better, be better." "We've only got two things:" "our souls and our mount." "And between us, there's only trust." "You cannot teach us this trust, you cannot teach the horse." "You are either born with it or you are not." "And if you are not, the horse will know." "Because the horse tells us everything." "The horse knows everything." "Especially a horse like Dandelion Wine." "ln fact, our souls, once we get on that horse, no longer belongs to us." "It belongs to the animal." "Don't think for a minute that we control this horse." "We are merely borrowing its time." "And when that time, the three minutes, is over, all we can hope for is the truth, and that we are fortunate to get on that animal and do it again." "For some fans, it's a game." "For some, it's a pleasantry." "And for a few of us, for the lucky and unlucky few, it's an obsession that holds us in a death grip." "Saul." "What did I tell you would happen if you started playing the ponies again, huh?" "You told me my wife would leave me and my world would turn to shit." "And?" "She's gone, and my world turned to shit." "But I hit the trifecta." "And my prostate's not acting up." "And I've got a great tip on a horse running in the fourth tomorrow." "Of course you do." "This isn't a sport, not in the way people say golf's not a sport." "No, this... this is a calling." "And if you hear the call, you can't ignore it... no matter what the cost." "So if you knew what I'd say, why'd you ask me here?" "Jimmy A." "Six wins, four places this week, and a workout on Dandelion Wine that makes me think he's going to win the Cup this weekend." "What else?" "He's on the sketch, buddy." "It didn't look it today." "Maybe not to you." "But if you'd been watching him like I have for the last couple of months, with these eyes, you'd see it." "I mean, I watch him during the workouts, during the races." "Something's wrong, you know?" "This has been going on for a couple of weeks now." "Saul, all of a sudden, you're what?" "Some kind of humanitarian?" "Huh?" "Humanitarian?" "You've cut me to my quick." "You know, I'm no humanitarian." "I love these jockeys." "I love them like they were-- like they were my own successful, vertically-challenged children." "And with the Angel's Cup coming up this weekend, you want to know what kind of shape Jimmy's in when he's gonna be riding Dandelion Wine." "Yeah, that too." "But either way, Jimmy A. is using." "That's going to affect the way he's riding." "That's going to affect the way I put my money." "I'm totally down for a day at the races." "Actually, I used to spend a lot" "of time at the track." "Yeah, you wished you could be a jockey like all the bigger boys?" "No, I used to date this girl who worked at the Turf Club;" "we took her tips, turned it into a small fortune, which she then used to move as far away from me as humanly possible." "Hey, guys." "All right, listen up." "This is our mark." "Jimmy Alvarez, he's the best jockey I've ever seen." "He's been using speed to make weight and keep himself alert between races, then painkillers to come down." "It's a very dangerous cocktail, which can lead to kidney failure," "heart attack..." "Or worse." "We're going to go undercover, observe, make the grab, hopefully get him clean." "Who's the client?" "Owner?" "Wife?" "Mistress?" "Nah, somebody with money on the line." "Me." "I'm the client." "I'm asking for this one." "Looking good." "Well, I've got 20 minutes." "I'm not a 20-minute kind of girl." "Even better, 'cause I don't think I'm a 20-minute guy anymore." "Hey, don't forget to call the kids at your dad's house." "Got it." "And, hey, your brother's family is up there, too; maybe we should go up, see your dad," "Mark, his kids..." "Babe, I really got to go." "I thought you said you had 20 minutes." "You're right." "And you know you only need five minutes." "See you later." "Mr. Banks?" "Mrs." "Alvarez." "Cristina." "Please." "Thank you." "Would you like to talk somewhere else?" "No, no, no-- it's fine." "Anywhere I go, I'm Jimmy A's wife." "Siempre Ia esposa." "Always on the job." "Not a bad job." "You're a fan." "You said on the phone that my husband was having troubles." "I represent a client who wishes to remain anonymous." "This client has asked me to assist Jimmy with his... substance issues." "ls your client Quentin O'Hurley?" "I mean, he owns the horse that Jimmy rides." "It's not Mr. O'Hurley." "But that's all I can say." "So you know about his drug use?" "I went along with it." "I mean, we all do, all the wives." "We understand." "Our husbands have incredible physical demands." "Every race, they have to make weight without losing strength." "And Jimmy..." "You're confidential, right?" "Like a lawyer?" "Different oaths, but yeah." "Well, it's getting worse." "I mean, he can't sleep anymore." "He can't eat." "Every part of him hurts." "He doesn't even look like himself anymore." "I mean, it's gotten to the point where..." "It's scary." "Can you really help him?" "Well, let's take it one step at a time." "What else can you tell me about Jimmy?" "The world's full of talented riders." "You toss a quarter in the air in any jock's room, it'll come down on the head of a relatively good rider." "Then there are the excellent ones, the ones that might win a Triple Crown." "And then there's Jimmy A." "And then there's Jimmy A." "Mr. O'Hurley..." "I need your help." "This "very concerned anonymous party" of yours..." "Wants to remain anonymous and remains very concerned." "Bill, is it?" "William." "William." "You know, I love this..." "this sport, William." "I love the animals," "I love the people, competition." "But sometimes we look away when we shouldn't." "All my other interests, that's business." "This is family." "What do you need?" "What I need is two days... two days with Jimmy in his world." "I got a big race coming up." "The Angel's Cup, yeah." "You get Jimmy clean, and you'll find I'm a very grateful man." "Great." "Thank you very much." "All right, pharmaceutical speed to get up, make weight and stay alert." "Probably benzo to get to sleep, vic to get out of bed." "That combination will shut down the organs of any athlete." "You make it sound like these guys are playing football, man." "They're basically running around a track." "Fact is, they're not actually even the ones" "doing the running." "Yo, man: boxers, linebackers shortstops, goalies-- all those guys are athletes." "All right, just like jockeys." "T.O., Kobe, lchiro-- those are athletes." "Jockeys?" "Come on, the guy rides a horse." "Probably for like two or three minutes max." "All right." "Jump on, hot shot." "Giddy up." "Put your feet up on the armrests." "I saw Jimmy A." "win the Preakness; dating a venture capitalist in Baltimore." "Yeah, the last two furlongs of that race?" "That was all jock." "All Jimmy." "Piece of cake." "Come on." "Who wants to put money on this ride, huh?" "Now, that's a 40-pound chair on a level cement floor." "You try doing that on a 1 ,200-pound beast that goes from zero to 45 in three steps, with an independent mind all its own." "Point taken." "Yeah." "Jimmy A. doesn't know this, but he indirectly helped pay for some of my kids' tuition." "Sounds like you've got a bit of a man crush." "Come on, dude." "I mean, how can a man who can't even hit a 15-foot jump shot be your hero?" "I got two words for you:" "Tiger Woods." "All right, so when are we going undercover?" "'Cause if we're going deep, I've got to hit the ATM." "I need cash." "Swenton..." "Come on, total access, man." "I mean, you said it yourself" "Ben and Lula's tuition paid for on hooves, bro?" "I mean, one good race, my zip code goes platinum." "Before you order the caviar," "I need you to make a batch of diet pills, aripiprazole mix." "Now we're going to swap out his pills with the homemades." "The aripiprazole is going to stabilize his mood;" "the cut dose of diet pills is going to help wean him off the hard stuff." "About 48 hours later, he's gonna be a lot more manageable, that's when we make the grab." "Now, Akani, these boys, they, uh... they need their massages." "Way too obvious." "Darnell..." "I'll take security." "I'll do it outside the parking lot and whatnot." "Actually, I was going to put you outside the bettors' window." "William, it's gonna be a whole lot better for me, man, if I'm nowhere near inside of that track." "Got it." "Security." "Swenton, I'm putting you inside the stables." "There's my access." "How's that?" "I don't care what he has to say." "I should be featured." "Hey, my shit better be in order today." "Right." "Yeah, I'm, yeah." "I'm talking to you." "Right, yeah." "Better be in order." "Right." "I know." "I just arrived." "I just arrived, I said." "Hey, you know what?" "It hurts me just as much as it hurts you." "You're all done, big guy." "All right, thanks." "So you, uh, you want my help?" "Keep your ears open, eyes wide." "Access." "Access is everything." "Yeah." "Exactly." "Maybe you're smarter than you look, buddy." "Maybe, buddy." "Yeah, he's heading your way." "Got it." "Go." "Be careful." "Akani." "All clear in here." "All right." "Do it." "Darnell, go." "Hey, Mr. Alvarez." "Mr. O'Hurley asked me to assist you today." "Doing what, exactly?" "Whatever it takes to win, sir." "You know Mr. O'Hurley, with the Cup on the line." "Said something about, uh, the moon being in Jupiter, and the need to hire a Scorpio." "His wife is a freak." "You know, two years ago, at the Derby, she had me hire a groom because she thought he was born in the Year of the Monkey." "Uh, you know Mr. Alvarez, I just, I have to say that, uh, I'm not generally starstruck" "or in awe of that many people, but, uh..." "Well, good." "Please, don't start now." "But it was the Gulf Stream Park Handicap in '88, your second race ever that was single-handedly" "the best race I've ever seen." "Almost finished." "30 seconds." "The Gulf Stream '88?" "Yeah, Jerry, uh," "Jerry Bailey on Emmit's Dream" "beat you by..." "Less than a length." "Right." "And that's only" "Done." "because your horse broke stride" "Done." "on the last straightaway there." "Right." "Name?" "FoxFam." "No." "Not the '88 Gulf Stream." "Your name." "Oh, uh," "Barnham." "Pete Barnham." "Well, you sure know your races, Pete." "No, sir," "I know your races." "Uh, hey..." "You still here, huh?" "Well, uh... just stay out of my way if you can." "Well, for the next 48 hours or so, you won't even know I'm here." "Great." "Big race on Saturday?" "You got a mount?" "No, no, no." "I don't think..." "I'm not ready." "Jimmy, he'll tell me when I'm ready." "Jorge!" "All right, help me up this son of a bitch." "Yes?" "Yes." "Is this really happening?" "Oh, babe, yes." "Yeah?" "Mm-hmm." "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait." "Wait, wait, wait." "Okay." "Oh, no, no, no, no." "The kids eat on this." "What?" "Kids eat on this." "All right, so not in the bedroom, not on the table." "Okay." "Ow!" "Damn." "Damn." "I don't care where we do it." "Right there." "Oh." "Ow!" "What?" "Okay." "Ow!" "What?" "Cramp." "Stop laughing." "Ow." "When does this start happening?" "I'm too damn young." "Oh." "Hey, it's been six months." "What do you want?" "Oh." "Perfect, out of the gate, huh?" "Yeah." "I think we're gonna have to put you down, big fella." "There?" "Yeah, yeah, that's it." "That's it." "Oh." "Wow." "Wow." "Wow." "Yeah, right there." "Yeah, what's up?" "That batch of pills we made is doing its thing." "Gaining weight like a newborn baby." "All right, good, that means he's coming down." "Um, I-I think I'm on my way." "Yeah, I'm on my way." "Don't laugh." "The way he wings his left reminds me of Josie's Turn." "Oh, yeah?" "What are you, some sort of track historian?" "Who the hell even remembers Josie's Turn?" "Pimlico, '97." "You rode with a broken ankle, still won by two lengths." "Jorge." "Take him for his bath, please." ""Wings his left" huh?" "Well, not enough so that he can't break from the pack if he needs to." "Go on." "I'd keep him off the rail so that he could find a place to make his move when you're ready." "It's when he's ready." "The horse makes the decision, rook, not your jock." "Yeah, Lula, Aunt Nicole's right here," "Lula says hi." "Tell her I say hi." "Did you hear-- Okay." "Tell your brother we'll call him later, baby." "Okay." "Okay, so, where were we?" "Oh, yes, the liberation of Melissa Banks." "Tuesdays and Thursdays off." "Good for you!" "Yeah, it is good for me." "You know what?" "It's good for William, too." "Good." "I do think it's good." "It gives you some time to think." "About?" "Come on, Liss." "It wasn't that long ago that you had those kids in my condo, telling me you couldn't take it anymore." "Yeah, I know." "But it feels different this time." "I'm starting to trust him again." "And... he's changed." "He's really starting to find his way." "And Tuesdays and Thursdays is... is part of that." "He can spend time with the kids, and I can... do whatever." "Oh, are you guys having one of those open marriages?" "No." "Fine." "Don't." "All right." "Boring." "So, uh, what are you going to do with your newfound freedom, though?" "Salsa class?" "Join a book club?" "Yeah, I thought I'd, um, avoid the clichés and maybe just take the time" "to figure it out." "Mmm." "Mm-hmm." "You know what though?" "Having the time is pretty good." "Not that I'd expect you to understand, 'cause you have a lot of time." "Free time." "I do." "As in free, single time." "Ouch." "Okay, now we're even." "Mm-hmm." "We are." "It looks like our boy is not himself." "Now, am I betting against or with the favorite?" "I've got eyes on him, Saul." "I'm on the job." "I know you got eyes on him." "And a lot of people with a lot of money got eyes on him." "It's the Angel's Cup." "And, uh, what do you mean you got eyes on him?" "Does that mean, uh, something's going on?" "Nothing to say." "Call your wife, Saul." "Yeah, but you got access." "You're relentless." "Oh, hey, Jimmy." "Peter, tell me why" "I have the constitution of a 20-year-old, but I have to get up three times a night to take a piss, huh?" "What the hell is that?" "It happens to the best of us, Jimmy." "Yeah, well, back in the day I'd ride the card, drive 100 miles and ride the night card, too." "See you around, Peter." "Yeah, see you-- see you later, Jimmy." "Yeah, it's too late to wean him off the shit." "He's got blood in his urine." "Yeah, let's make the grab." "ls that Jimmy Alvarez?" "Man, it's really something, man." "Me and Jimmy A.!" "Yo, man, come on, man." "Hook me up with an autograph, baby, come on, please." "Oh, man." "Hey, I never told anybody, man, but I always wanted to be a jockey, brother." "I did, man." "Easy, now." "Easy." "It's all right." "It's all good." "Got him?" "You know, there's no logical reason why one person escapes the grip of addiction, and another gets taken under, unable to surface again." "Maybe it's the way we're wired, Jimmy." "People like you and me." "When I got locked up, at first they put me in solitary for 23 hours a day." "You get to the point where you can almost see the seconds ticking away." "For 82,800 seconds," "I was alone." "And every second is a day..." "A month." "My first week in lockup" "I was on the floor, kicking dope." "Again." "I couldn't see straight, too weak to stand." "And for 82,800 seconds," "I wanted to die." "After my third day," "I finally got to walk out on the yard." "Collapsed." "Nobody gave a shit." "Just another junkie trying to kick." "And at some point," "I looked up, and all I saw was you." "The TV was on." "You were running the Arlington Million." "I'd never seen anything that graceful before." "No dancer, no... no athlete on any field or floor was as beautiful as you and your horse." "You were connected, fused." "No distinction between you and the animal." "But for 137 seconds, you transcended my pain, my... my desire to die." "For 137 seconds, Jimmy A., you, uh... you gave me back my life." "Where am I?" "You're safe, Jimmy." "You're safe." "ls he okay?" "No, he's not." "His kidneys are failing from all the pills." "That's why there's blood in his urine." "But he will race again, right?" "I-I don't know." "Look, I thought I explained to you when we met..." "I thought this was about helping my husband." "About helping him to race again." "Misunderstanding." "See, I thought it was about getting him clean." "You want to see him?" "Hey, Jimmy," "I came the minute I heard." "Hey, boss." "Hey, hey, hey." "I didn't want you to see my like this, but, uh, I'll be ready for post time." "The hell you will." "Mr. O'Hurley, I'm fine, trust me." "We got a horse to ride, a race to win." "The Cup, sir." "Not this time." "Dandelion Wine is my mount, sir." "Jimmy, listen to me." "Jorge is ready." "Jorge is not ready." "No, he's ready." "He had the best teacher in the business." "It's his mount." "Sir, don't take this win away from me, please." "You'll race the next one." "You just get better, all right?" "Hmm?" "This is my bill." "Babe!" "Sweetheart?" "Tuesdays and Thursdays." "And the lesson of this one is what?" "To remind me that I can't cook for shit?" "Lesson learned." "And if you were there, you'd know..." "Oh." "I got to take this call." "Excuse me." "Don't-Don't tell him the story, all right?" "I'll tell him when I come back." "It was a lot." "Hello." "You got a tip for me?" "Yeah, is, uh... is he gonna be riding?" "Come on." "You know I can't talk about the case." "Well, then I can't help you." "You know, you give me some details about Jimmy A., and I'll pick the winners for you at the trifecta." "No help?" "No help." "You know what I mean?" "Damn it." "Damn it!" "Damn it!" "Now you know why I stay away from the betting window." "Gambling?" "Horse racing?" "Horses." "Dogs, baseball, basketball, football." "Even some sports I never even heard of." "Cricket, curling, rugby, shuffleboard, Pick-Up Sticks." "Feeling like shit?" "That would be an insult to shit." "Listen, Peter, or whatever your name is..." "William." "I only used those drugs to stay in the game." "You know, you get older, and things aren't like they used to be." "You had a great career, Jimmy." "All those wins-- those were you." "You and the horses you rode." "No one's gonna take that away from you." "Melissa?" "Take your jacket off." "What about my cramp?" "Either way, you're not gonna be able to walk tomorrow." "I have to say, after six months... nice work." "Hmm." "I went from out to pasture to very expensive stud in 48 hours." "Well, stud, what do you say we see what round two looks like?" "Yeah?" "Wake everyone up." "Jimmy A. is gone." "And when you get one of these William calls, bro, you just show up." "I mean, even if he pulls you out of bed." "Or gets you just before you jump into someone else's." "Nice pajamas," "Swenton." "They come with a stuffed bunny and a blankie, too?" "Oh, gosh, you know what?" "I can't remember." "Maybe I should call the Victoria's Secret model" "that I was busy with and ask her to remind me." "Page 27?" "So you're saying we're on call 24/seven, man?" "Yup." "I'm thinking about moving in upstairs, putting in a fireman's pole." "That way, we can just slide down." "Or strip on." "Hey, boss." "Hey, listen up, guys." "Our jockey's in the wind." "Darnell, I want you to check his home, and Jorge's, too." "Akani?" "Nice outfit." "Check the jock's room." "Swenton-- paddock, stables, track." "He might not be there now, but he's gonna show up eventually." "Let's go." "So, you got laid." "When are you going to stop bothering me?" "Go to work." "Was it the pool boy or the hot young gardener?" "It was both alternately." "Honestly, why do you even ask me for advice?" "Honestly, I don't believe I did." "Well, I hope it was at least good." "Scale of one to ten?" "Please, no." "No." "1 1 ." "Maybe 12." "Okay, that doesn't exist, so..." "Believe me, twelves exist." "Why am I eating this?" "ls this whole wheat?" "Ugh!" "Okay, what are you going to do when the kids come back on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and you can't have head-banging sex with your husband?" "I don't know, but I'll be sure to tell you when the kids come back on Tuesday." "Well, you could give me a few hours of your time." "For?" "I have two open houses on Tuesday night and only one of me." "Let me think about it." "I'll put you on the listing." "So... 12?" "Really?" "Really." "I don't buy it." "Where is he?" "I don't know." "Well, if you cared..." "Don't be idealistic with me, please." "This is what he was born to do." "I can't stop him." "And if you did, if you stopped him from racing, what would you lose?" "Marriages are deals, William." "Yeah." "Our deal is that I got a lifestyle." "You want to know what he got?" "I held his head when he was throwing up in the toilet." "All right, I gave him ice baths when his body temperature would skyrocket." "I laid down with him when he couldn't stand up." "I've watched him destroy his body and our marriage." "Your hero, William?" "He's human." "Broken parts put together until they break again." "You can't stop him." "If he wants to run, that's exactly what Jimmy A. is going to do." "You find him?" "No." "Nothing." "So you're calling to tell me you have nothing?" "I'm calling to tell you that for a jockey who's got the biggest race of his life today... this rookie must have ice water in his veins." "Jorge?" "What's he doing?" "Not shitting himself like every other jockey here." "All right, look, I'm on my way." "Tell everyone to limit their search to the track." "It worked, Mr. O'Hurley." "You must be proud." "Proud of what?" "Jimmy bolted." "Let me guess-- you have no idea where he is." "You never asked Jorge to ride instead of Jimmy, did you?" "Well, Jorge's a great young rider, but he's not Jimmy." "Nobody's Jimmy." "Not what you told him." "You let Jimmy know that, uh, he'd be taken off Dandelion Wine so that he'd get out, come here and try to ride." "I motivated him, William." "What, you've known him for, what, two, three days?" "I know him for 20 years." "I know how competitive he is." "It's what makes him a winner." "I need him." "I need him to take us out in style." "So you manipulated him into risking his life for one last race?" "It's not Jimmy's last race." "Dandelion Wine's." "You're putting Dandelion Wine out to stud." "I got a Saudi prince willing to pay $25 million, and I got a high-tech guy in the Bay Area around the same price." "And if we win the gate today, that guarantees me another five to seven million." "Now, Jimmy will get his cut of that." "Jimmy always gets his cut." "That's the way to take care of a legend like Jimmy A." "Mr. O'Hurley, you would never risk a horse's life like you're playing with Jimmy's." "Well, that's the difference between people and horses." "You don't need to play a horse to get him to do what you want." "You know, people always want to believe that horses are the most competitive." "That they're the ones that are bred solely to win, but it shouldn't surprise someone like you... a racing enthusiast, it's not the horses that are hell-bent on victory." "Never has been." "You're all set." "Welcome to Golden State Racetrack and the 45th annual running of the Angel's Cup." "I would never ask Jimmy to do anything that he didn't feel he could do." "But these jockeys are finely-tuned athletes." "Boxers, linebackers, shortstops, goalies..." "And those athletes will do anything to win." "Anything." "I know that Jimmy was on that TV for a reason." "And I'm the only one he's got right now, so... how's it gonna fall?" "Well, my team can't find him." "You've got more eyes and ears out here than I do." "So what's the endgame, Mr. O'Hurley?" "Jorge." "Did you walk the track?" "Yes, sir." "There's a rut at the three-eighths pole." "Nothing serious." "Well, don't place, don't show..." "Win." "I guess you're ready." "We've only got two things-- our soul and our mount." "And between us, there is only trust." "Ladies and gentlemen, we have a change of rider." "ln the Angel's Cup, Dandelion Wine will be ridden by Jorge Padilla." "Jorge Padilla on number seven, Dandelion Wine." "Come on, let's go!" "Take the trifecta off number seven," "Me, too!" "and put it on, uh, on six and four." "Thank you." "Cold feet?" "Two ways to place a bet, buddy-- impulse and patience." "Me, I wait." "Jimmy A. is not going to show." "I thought you didn't talk about the case." "I gave you something-- access." "Your turn." "ln the end... bet the beast, kid." "Bet the beast." "Six, one, seven trifecta." "Jackalope, Royal Heir and Dandelion Wine." "You might want to box them." "You look good." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "You walk the track?" "Yeah." "There-there's a rut at the three..." "Yeah, I know-- you would think after all these years, Chucky would learn how to use a tractor, right?" "We know this animal." "We know this track." "We know this race." "Okay?" "So out the gate..." "Keep him tight." "Yeah." "Keep him tight, and down the stretch," "you've got to..." "Give him his head." "Give him his head." "You let him run." "Okay?" "Yeah." "Okay." "Jorge... have I ever told you the story of the mustang?" "When I was a young boy, my father took me riding across the desert." "He played you, Jimmy." "You know that, right?" "He was never going to let Jorge ride." "You don't have to do this, man." "I didn't get played." "Everybody wins on this one." "Even you." "Everybody just wants to see me race." "Your attention, please." "ln the Angel's Cup, Jimmy Alvarez will be riding Dandelion Wine." "He can do it." "Jimmy Alvarez replaces Jorge Padilla as the rider of number seven, Dandelion Wine." "And they're off." "We saw this mustang." "Black mustang, beautiful animal." "So strong, so powerful." "My father told me, "Get ready." "Get some rope."" "And I did." "So we crept up to that animal real, real close." "And he heard us, and he took off, full gallop." "We chased him for about a mile and a half before we finally lassoed him." "But he fought another two miles." "And tugged." "And he pulled, trying to escape." "We finally got to the end of the gorge, and we had him captured." "Then, my father took one look into that mustang's eyes, and he said, "Boy, get out of my truck now."" "And I did." "And he was right." "The mustang didn't want to be tied down." "Dandelion Wine making his push, looking for his opportunity while Eli's Baby and JoJo jockey for the fourth and fifth spot." "Here comes Dandelion Wine!" "He's going fast up the outside..." "Rather than be captured, he walked off the cliff." "And he took my dad's truck with him." "Yes!" "I love you so much, baby." "I love you, too, baby." "Most exciting two and a half minutes known to man or beast, right, William?" "You ran a beautiful race, Jimmy A." "Thank you." "It took me years to realize and hundreds of rides... that some horses can't be tied down." "You know, this was typical Jimmy A." "He knew how it would finish the moment the gate was open." "Just..." "let him break out of the pack every now and then, all right?" "He thought you were ready." "I hope so." "Well, you learned from the best." "Maybe too much." "Can you help me?" "Yes, I can."