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There's someone I'd like to hire. She's one of the girls from camp lagrange.

I've never met someone Like you before.

It kind of scares me Because I could really care about you.

I'm full of good deeds. You just have to ask.

Since kris showed up, things Have gotten a bit tense.You can say that again.

So, I say we call A kris truce.Done.

I'd give wildfire a Few more weeks. I see something the numbers aren't showing yet.

I went to go watch Some races with charlie.What'd you guys talk about?

Racing, his family, What it's like to be a math-geek millionaire.

You like him?Yeah, he's a cool guy.

He is, isn't he?

Let's go back To my place, okay?

We'll have a jacuzzi.Bobby, look. Could we just go?

Relax, okay? You are way Too stressed out right now.

Just cut it out!What is it with you?

Get off of me! Get away from--

Kris!

I put wildfire In a claiming race.

If he runs anything Like he did today, we have a shot at the purse.

But even if he doesn't win, Someone could claim him.

And if that happens, He'll be sold.

♪ why can't you feel

♪ everything

Yup.

1:59.That's two seconds faster.

He's barely sweating, Which means he's got a lot more to give.

Let's hope he goes All out saturday.

You're still thinking About putting him in the claiming race?

It's what I gotta do. You know that.

I know you're worried About losing wildfire.

I just don't understand Why you have to sell him if he's doing so much better.

We may not sell him. If no one puts a claim in on him, he'll come back to us.

What if he doesn't Come back?The purse is $10,000.

Let's just concentrate On winning that. Okay?

♪ with the morning light got your mind in sight ♪

♪ and I wanna be there all my life ♪

♪ with the morning light got your mind in sight ♪

♪ and I wanna be there

♪ 'cause you're all I ever dreamed of ♪

♪ your stars are out

♪ and all is right ♪

You wanted to see me?Do you have a list Of wildfire's practice times?

I need to get them To the race commission.

Yeah.

You're upset About this race.

I would have liked to Talk about it again.

I thought we agreed.I said, "Let's enter wildfire If he's ready."

Now his times are better, But his break is nowhere where it should be.

I know. The timing Is not perfect.

But it's now or never.

Just not liking it, That's all.

We could go to Molly glitzer's party.

O.P.M. Is gonna be hot Tomorrow night. Why go slumming when we can go there?

What do you wanna do, Watch pretty woman for the 90th time?

Look over there.

Great. Bobby.

Did he ever even apologize For going psycho on you the other night?

Please, I never even Wanna speak to him again.

Ladies, hey.Go away.

Some serious kismet Seeing you here.

You guys remember My buddy wayne, right?

Go get us a table Over there.

What about--go!

Wanna join us?No.

Has anybody ever told you That you are beautiful when you're angry?

I hurt people When I'm angry.Maybe I need to be hurt.

Maybe I deserve it.Later.

I never told you That you could sit there.

Stay away from me.I can't.

This is so Freakin' twisted.

Looks like there's only one Decent horse going up against wildfire.

So do you really think We have a chance to win?

Well, that'll depend On the jockey,

Which personally, I wish could be you.

Excuse me.

Hello. get out here, bro.

What's up, man?You're having a good day, Buddy, that's what's up.

Three hundred Off a $50 bet.

Man, guess it pays To hold your nose and bet on the yankees sometimes.

So what do you say you shell Out some of that and we go to o.P.M. Tomorrow.

Oh, man, that place is like 50 bucks every time.

You have six times that smoking In your pocket right now.

I'm banking it.Good thinking.

The interest rate's Worse than inflation.

Why let the bank throw Your money away when you can throw it away yourself?

Forget it, man. I'm out.

It's my mom. She's calling About the tenth errand for me to run today.

I gotta go. See ya, buddy.

All work, no play...

Kris.

Hey, I'm sorry I'm late.

Kris, this is stefan Sartino. He's ridden for us before.

You the exercise girl?My name is kris.

So, how far you want me To take this boy?

A mile. Easy, and then let him Go on the backstretch.

Kris, I'm sorry, but you knew You couldn't ride in the race.

Yeah, it's different When it's real.

This guy's okay. You'll see that.

This race is a big chance For wildfire.

If he wins, he'll be In a whole other class.

So what do you want Me to do?

Just work with him. Do what you can to help.

Come in.

Hi.Hey. Wildfire's Medical records.

They'll wanna see them If he wins.Good. Put them on the table.

How'd he do with stefan?He's used to kris.

It's gonna take some time. Jean!

Pablo.Charlie.

Hi, charlie. Charlie has His first riding lesson with us today.

I see that. Good seeing you, charlie.

I wanted to see if you'd Agree to have dinner with me.

What do you think?

Well, uh, henry and todd Are out of town at the airplane show.

Great! That makes it Even easier. So?So dinner?

Just the two of us.

Uh, date?

Well, um, I'd love to, Really, but--

You're turning me down.No, no, I'm not. It's--

I haven't had a date Since my divorce.

And I feel like I should Suss it out with matt first. It's been really hard on him.

Which of course you know. But it must seem silly.

Actually, it seems caring.

Hey, buddy.Hey, matt.

So your mother's gonna Turn me into a rider. What do you think about that?

Uh, she's always Been an optimist.Matt!

Hey, matt.

You have more experience As a teacher than I do.

Why don't you give Charlie his lesson?Sounds good to me.

When do we start?It'll have to be tomorrow.

What are you doing Right now?No, jean, it's okay.

Actually, it gives me More time to finish my equine research.

The portuguese royal Riding academy has this incredible web site

Dedicated to Human-horse interaction.

Really? Matt would love To take a look at that.

I'll check it out. I'll see you tomorrow.

Come in!

Hey.Hey.

Oh, new curtains?

Uh...Garcia's, yeah.

So what's up?

Um, we got a call from The racing commission today.

Someone put a claim On wildfire.Are you sure?

Yeah.

Does your mom know?

I...Thought I should Tell you first.

So he's definitely Gonna be sold?

Those are the rules.

Someone puts a claim on him,

They have to pay For the horse whether he wins or loses the race.

So wildfire Tries his hardest,

And he does exactly What we want him to do,

And we just get rid Of him?That's horse racing.

It's always a big gamble.

Do you know Who claimed him?

Some place called Caldo farms.

Why?

I want to know Where he's going,

Make sure they're gonna Treat him okay.

Do you know anything About them?

No, but we definitely can Do some research on them.

If you want, I could talk to my mother

About withdrawing the race.No, it's just gonna Make her feel worse,

And-- I mean, she's only Doing what she has to do.

Minute 59 and 1/8th.

We're losing time because He won't change leads

Coming out Of that left turn.

He'll change-- if you Don't apply the reins.

Only if you don'tapply The reins?

He's counter-suggestive.

Extremely willful.

He does things That he wants to.

Go ahead and show him.

Here you go.

Holy crap.

That girl's not bad.

You should tell her that. She might help you.

♪♪

You gotta be kidding me. You made those?

Well, I hate the idea Of dating a woman

Who's too young for me.And now you're both Old enough to vote.

I don't want to vote. I want a piña colada... With an umbrella.

No, no. Fingers off. I have to let them dry so I can laminate them.

What do you guys want To do in the meantime?Cannonball.

What can I get You ladies to drink?

What do you have?

I don't know. Why don't you and I go take a look?

Uh--

Get me something, too!

Oh!

Water's toasty.

I'm still pissed at you.

All the better.

Did anyone ever tell you You're 100% charm-free?

Oh. At least you know What you're getting.

For sure.

So I guess taking A jacuzzi with me

Is out of the question?

Okay. But you're gonna Miss your chance.

I'm sure There'll be others.Ha. Not.

As soon as control freak Claudia gets back,

This place will turn Into a frickin' mortuary.

Who's claudia?

Just this girl.

Wait. Does bobby have Another girlfriend?

No.

So who's claudia?

Who's claudia, wayne?

She's kind of like...

Bobby's wife.

Amber.

Amber, wait.

What are you doing?Getting my friend.

Look, don't do that. Look, stop!

Dani knew you wouldn't Be cool with it,

So she made us swear Not to tell you.

Dani knows Bobby's married?

Uh-huh.

God, I am so out of here.

Okay.Hold on to the reins?

Uh-huh. Grab the mane.

Yeah.

And swing up.

Swing up.

Okay.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh, boy.

Okay. All right.

Yeah.

I forgot.

Ah. There we go.Yeah.

Okay.

So you want to keep Your heels down, toes up,

And use your left hand To steer him towards the rail.

You see that?

Uh, now what? Kick to go forward?

What do you think?

Well, I think that, Uh, forward momentum

Can only be maintained With clear encouragement.

Head it out, cowboy.

How's that?

Excellent.

Do I pull back to stop?Good thinking.

Okay. Oh!

Excellent.

Hey, you.

Hi, mom.

How'd the riding Lesson go?

Well, you know, An expert like charlie-- no problem.

Okay, let's hear it. What did you do?

Nothing.

Did he fall?He got right back up, okay?

And then he sort of Listened to me.Please don't let him get hurt.

I'm not the one who knocked Him off the horse.

Talk to houdini.

Hey, I'm gonna read In my room tonight.

I have to finish pride and prejudice.

No, I thought we'd have Dinner together.

It's not that often It's just the two of us.

You're the one who wanted To keep todd.

Oh.

Okay, what's going on?

Well, I...

I wanted to talk to you About some things concerning charlie.

He asked me out On a date tomorrow night.

Hey, you don't need My permission.

You're right. I don't.

Have fun.

Caldo...Farms.

Sorry.

There's no web site.

Well, maybe they're part Of a smaller organization.

The racing association Should have something on them, though.

I mean, every breeder In this country is listed with them.

There's nothing listed.

So what does that mean?

Maybe they're part Of a larger farm,

Or they're not a real ranch.

Well, if they're not A real ranch, I mean,

Why would they want Wildfire?

Sometimes people pick up And drop horses for a tax break.

But I'm sure there's A better explanation for this, though.

And if there's not?

Uh, I gotta go.

At your beck and call, As always.

Thanks.

Wildfire's going to be sold.

The ritters put him In a claiming race,

And some other farm Put a claim on him.

Okay. You want To get out of here?

Grab a burger?No, please, just listen.

He shaved three seconds Off his time just in the last month.

And pablo says that His stride is the longest

That he's seen Since war admiral-- almost a full length.

You sound like you're trying To sell me a racehorse.

Yeah, I am.

I looked up The rules of the race,

And if more than one person Puts a claim in on a horse,

Then there's this sort of Raffle thing at the end.

I just thought that If you put in an offer,

There'd at least be A chance that he could go to a good farm, and--

I mean, you'd be getting A real deal.

Okay.

Okay?

I'll put the claim in On him,

If you'll come out With me tonight.

You get a chance To save your horse,

And you get To wake up next to

An incredibly Good-looking, charming guy.

Why would I say yes To something like that?

Because it's win-win.

You want me To sleep with you,

And you'll put A claim in on wildfire?That's not how I mean it.

We're friends. You want me to do something for you...

So I do something for you.For both of us.

Forget it.Okay, fine.

Fine. Horses isn't My thing, anyway.

You're serious about this?

What's the big deal?

We go to a club, Spend some time together.

Friends plus benefits.

I don't know.

One night of fun And romance.

I guarantee you'll be Back for more.

And if not,

No hard feelings.

Pick me up at 8:30.

♪♪

Ha! Wow, rockin' Friday night.

Hey, amber. What's going on?

I've come to rescue you.

Free tickets to o.P.M.

Really?

How'd you manage that?

My cousin can't go.

His wife's having a baby For like the fifth time.

Do you want to go?Only if dani's not going.

That's right. Forget her.

You mad at her, too?

She's sunk to a whole New level of gross.Ah. Bobby.

He was A complete sleazebag.

Yeah.

All right, let's go.

But just As friends, right?

No. As lovers.

Yeah, you wish.

Oh! Just don't wear Your corduroy pants, okay?

And if miss ritter said She was going to send the check,

Then she'll send the check.

Now your point has been made.

If it was, then this Freakin' invoice would say "Paid."

Watch your tongue.

Tell your boss, No check next week,

No feed next week.

Man!

My old partner had The same personality.

Yeah, when I told him The dark knight action figure

Looked a little puffy, He threw me out the window.

Apparently you bounce well.

Ground floor office.

You know, if there's Anything I can do to help you.

Excuse me?

Yeah, I meant Help the ranch.

Yeah, I know jean's Having problems.

She told me about having To put one of her horses into a claiming race.

How much is the horse Going for?

$10,000.

$10,000, huh?

That's not too much.

Thinking about putting A claim on wildfire?

It's a thought.

♪♪

Forget it.

Great job on the I.D.

I want a vodka tonic.

Two vodka tonics, please.

I drink fast.

I'm gonna run To the ladies'.

What are you doing here?

Excuse me.

What's wrong with you?

Amber-- dani.

You came here with him?As friends.

I don't date guys with Strings attached, like you.

Can you excuse us?

What's going on? Why haven't you been

Returning my phone calls Or my I.M.'s all day?

I don't have anything To say to you.What's that supposed to mean?

I can't believe you'd go this Far to finish your dad off.

Hooking up with Older guys is one thing, but older and married?

Bobby's married?Wayne told me you knew.

And you believed him? Why wouldn't you just call and ask me?

I'm gonna go check On our table.

We can just stay at the bar.

Hey, this is a real date. I'll be right back.

Matt.Chris.

Hey.Hey.

What are you havin'?

Uh, club soda.Two club sodas.

What are you doin' here?

Oh, you know, Just, um, hangin'.

Come here by yourself?

God, this place is giving me Some serious déjà vu.

My mom used to work In a place like this.

When things would get kind Of busy, I'd help her out.

Really? How old were you?Thirteen.

I really need to dance.

Table's all set up.

Wanna chance it? I promise I won't step on your toes.

Come on. Be brave.

Dani's never Speaking to me again.

Neither am I If you keep making me dance.

I didn't see junior come in.

He came with kris.

Can I talk to you?

Dani, look, I'm sorry.Sorry?

I don't know what You think of me.I should have talked to you.

Yeah, you should have. Now just do me a favor and let me alone with matt.

I'll call you--fine. Good. Later.

So what's goin' on?

Um, bobby's married.

The guy's a creep. I could have told you that.

Well, why didn't you?

Because you didn't give me The courtesy to tell me you were dating him.

And then I saw you at his house. How could you do that to me?

I'm sorry If I hurt you,

But you hurt me too.

So you hooked up with that Lowlife to get back at me?

I'm not an idiot.

You were having fun.

I can't explain it.

Sometimes I don't know Why I do things.

I don't either.

What are you gonna do?

Well, you know how bobby is.

He can get pretty mean.

Want me to walk you out?

No.

But thanks for asking.

Hey.

There you are.

I've been holding your drink For half an hour.

Leave her alone.

What do you care?I just do.

If you bother her again, You'll find out how much.

That was a great meal.

I hadn't been To mario's in ages.

I'm glad you Had a good time.

We should go again.

Are we dating?

'cause I'm not sure I know how to do that.

Sure you do.

Hey.

Hey.

You wanna come over To my place?

You don't have to Ask your dad, do you?

He's out of town.

Ooh.

♪ so turn out the lights

♪ bring out the candles

♪ wrap your arms around... so?

Did you have fun?

Yeah, it was A pretty good date.

Well, I want this night To end up more than just pretty good.

♪ this feeling that I have for you is burnin' up my world ♪

♪ girl, I wanna lay you down

♪ hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo

♪ I said, girl, I wanna lay you down ♪

You're not into this.

I'm here, right?

I mean, you got What you wanted.

♪ I said, girl, I wanna lay you down ♪

Hey, cinderella.

How'd you sleep?

Pretty good.

You were out like a log.

Happens to the best of us. My bad.

So the deal then-- I mean, it's still on, right?

Have to pay off An honorable debt, right?

Tell me something.

Such as?

Why'd you pretend To fall asleep?

I mean, why didn't we Do anything last night?

Hey, you know how men are. Sometimes we get headaches.

So you didn't want to?

No.

You didn't.

How you feeling?Good.

A little strange.Strange in a good way, I hope.

Oh.

I made this for you.

Well, actually, alio's made it And I just poured it.

Oh, my god. Don't tell me It's 9:00 already.

What's at 9:00?I have a meeting With my feed supplier.

I've been late Paying my bills.I wouldn't worry about it.

I took care of it.

You paid My feed supplier?

I tossed him a few bucks, yeah.

You had no right To do that.

I'd call it a privilege.

It doesn't matter.

It's my business. It's my bill to pay, not yours.

It was 700 bucks. Why should you suffer over such a small amount of money?

It's a lot of money to me.

This is a small town. People talk.

About what?

Two single adults Going out together?

About a wealthy man Paying my bills.

I was trying to help you. Can't you just say thank you and let it go?

Thank you.Wait, I'll drive you.

I'll walk.

So, back home To the wicked stepsisters.

Not even.

Well, just so you know,

I put the claim in on wildfire Before we went out.

Come on. Tell me I'm a great guy.

Yeah, you're a great guy... Today.

Thank you.

Good morning.

I see the mail came already.

Oh.

Nothing but bills.Uh-huh.

Anybody call for me?Todd and henry called From san francisco.

Oh, you didn't tell--I told 'em You'd call 'em back.

Matt...

You're buttoned wrong.

Hey, wildfire, guess what?

We have a chance.

You might get to stay.

Hey, how you doin', honey?

My name's kris.

So how's he doing?

Oh, we're getting along Just great now.

Come watch.

Whoa. Whoa.

Ah! Damn it!

Are you okay?

Uh, yeah. This stupid thing Keeps slipping.

Blowin' off steam?

Yeah, me too.

Your old motorcycle.

Wow, I haven't Seen this in years.

Fender's still bent From when you crashed into livingston's fence.

Oh, no.

That was my first time riding, Remember?

I remember.

Heard you gave bobby A real talking to.

You didn't have to do that.He deserved it.

Well, you still Didn't have to do it.

Friends stick up For friends.

Is that what we are?

Can I ask you something?

Why did you choose kris?

I don't know.

It doesn't matter.

She didn't choose me back.

Doesn't help much.

Yeah, I know.

I'm sorry.

I'll take care of it.

1:57.

Nice time.

All right, get up.

What?

Get up.

Oh, god, that's terrible.What?

You do that on a real track And every jockey will laugh their asses off.

Knees in. Heels down.

Ow.

Grab the reins.

Please grab the reins.

I'll see you up at the stables.

Try it again.

Come in.

Hey, can I talk to you For a minute?Sure. Of course.

I was, uh, just thinking About giving up on this anyway and making some lunch.

You hungry?

No, I already ate. Thank you.

Are you all right?

Wildfire's been coming along a lot better than expected.

Sartino cut a full second Off his time this morning.Oh, that's terrific.

Yeah, well, He's a really good horse.

And if things work out, Maybe a great one.

So I been thinking The last few days,

If wildfire leaves raintree, I'm gonna follow.

the results of the last race are official.

You okay? You look green.

Oh, well, we've got a lot riding On this race. You know that.

I know, but at least We'll take the purse.

I mean, it's wildfire's day.How exactly do you know that?

Well, there's this algorithm. A loss of the maiden race followed by

A 20% better breeze time Equals a win in the third race.

It's almost foolproof.

Jean.

Oh.

Oh, hello.

I came to see your horse run. I hope that's okay.

It's a public event.

Actually I have a stake In this race.

What does that mean?

Well, there's this little Algorithmic system--

Oh, yes, yes. I've heard all about it.

Well, it's more Than that though.

Your horse is a long shot.

I've always had a thing For betting on long shots.

That's how I see us actually.

I really can't Talk about this now.

Oh, sure. I mean, I understand.

I'll just, um, See you after the race.

Okay.

So good luck.Thank you.

Dude, I'm puttin' A 50 on the trifecta.

Your horse in the third.

Fine. Go ahead.

Look, man, I don't know What chris told you--

How about what I saw?

I don't know What pisses me off more,

That you broke our deal And you went out with her or that you lied about it.

Okay, if you wanna end our Friendship 'cause I took chris out to o.P.M., be my guest.

I'd rather just cancel Our deal and wish you luck, and may the best man win.

You're on.

Good luck out there. He's ready to go.

Pablo, danny boy bruised His left flank yesterday.

He's scared of the rail.

Good to know.See you guys out there.

♪♪ the horses are approaching the gate.

all horses at the gate.

and they're off!

what a tremendous start! it's danny boy on the inside

followed by st. Louis steal and suzan with a "Z" trailing along in third at the rail.

patty-cake coming through to take the fourth spot.

behind that is old hickory.

the big six is little napoleon and wildfire.

Come on.

a solid pack. danny boy is extremely fast.

passing the marker, half the track, record split.

right here with him in second is st. Louis steal.

behind that, suzan with a "Z."

patty-cake holds on to fourth with a fighting chance.

and wildfire bringing up the rear.

and behind is the big six now.

trailing far behind are old hickory...come on!

wildfire is now moving up over napoleon.

at the quarter mile now, it's danny boy ahead by more than a neck.

suzan with a "Z" now close in second,

both on a pace this track hasn't seen in a long while.

st. Louis steal still in third.

wildfire on the move, struggling now, but holding on to fourth.

and around the final turn they come.

and as they come to the far turn, wildfire pushing strong.

danny boy has wildfire closing steadily

and wildfire's gaining as they go on.

it's wildfire in the lead! and down the final stretch they come!

wildfire remains in first.yes!

wildfire is in the lead, and wildfire wins by five lengths!

Yes!

I'm stunned. I mean a minute, fifty-five?

So?That's a track record For a mile and a quarter.

Yeah, it is.

Congratulations, people. Two claimants on wildfire.

Get ready to shake For the horse.

Buyer number one Is davis farms.

Davis farms, Please step forward.

Davis farms here.

Buyer number two is...

Did you know?No.

Step forward.

Anyone here From caldo farms?

Race rules allow me To shake on their behalf.

Junior davis, You have number one.

Caldo farms, You have number ten.

And wildfire goes to...

Caldo farms.

That's me, sir.

Congratulations.Thank you.

Did you know?No.

Pablo.

I came to congratulate you.

Couldn't chance letting him go.

How'd you manage it?

Closed out My savings account.

I wish you Hadn't done that.

Wish I hadn't had to.

Me too.

I made a mistake.

You told me to have faith In this horse.

I should have just believed you And let it go at that.

Everyone makes mistakes.

So can you forgive me?

We need you at raintree. You know that, don't you?

I mean, you're part Of this ranch.

But it's not my ranch.

I've spent my life training Other people's horses.

It's time I did it for myself.

Where will you go?

I don't know.

It's expensive Boarding a horse.

You know that Better than anyone.

I mean, you spend thousands In feed and supplements.

It'll work out.

Let me help.

Half your percentage in exchange For boarding wildfire with me.

Feed, vets, entry fees, All expenses paid.

So we'll be partners?On wildfire, yes.

I'd like that.

50-50?

50-50. It's a deal.

Well, I'll let you two Get to it.

We're staying.

Yes.

Let's go get some dinner.