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or determination of each horse.

Winning horses can, at times, be the very

definition of restraint and control.

I've seen horses' skin twitching,

their bodies covered in sweat...

from the mere anticipation

of performance.

Just another Thursday night from

the choir house. Hey, Jack?

Ooh!

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.): And you'd think with

Fandango being ridden for the first time...

by someone other than

Cal Masterson...

that Liliana Bolivar would have

some making up to do.

Fortunately for the

Masterson camp...

Fandango still seems a frontrunner at

the current state of the competition.

( MUSIC CHANGES )

KEN McGUIRE (OVER P.A.): Right now, Marzo

seems to have better control of Diablo...

than his sister has with

the defending champ.

Only the judges truly know

what's on the scorecard.

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.):

Now we come to the voting round...

where certain competitors

will be sent home.

This is almost

an American Idol situation.

No, I don't think so.

Well, minus the voting

over the telephone and what not.

Okay, we're going to excuse #227.

Thank you for your participation.

#202, you've been excused.

Thank you for your

participation.

243, you've been excused.

Thank you for your participation.

#239, thank you for your

participation.

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.): As expected,

the rivals, the siblings...

the defending champion and runner-up

are moving on to the next round.

KEN McGUIRE (OVER P.A.): One wonders if

neck-and-neck applies to this scenario.

I mean, not that they're

racing, but more... dancing.

Dancing?

The rest of the horses,

line up here.

It's sort of like tap dancing,

isn't it?

( MUSIC CONTINUES )

Ooh!

KEN McGUIRE (OVER P.A.): Jack, you know,

I usually root for the underdog...

but in this scenario,

Team Masterson has so much riding on this.

Usually, as analysts, we remain

impartial to the competition.

Where's the fun in that?

KEN McGUIRE (OVER P.A.): Dare I say Marzo

Bolivar has done a better job here today...

than his sister, Liliana?

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.): In this round,

I would, for once, agree with you.

After this round of judging, there'll

be only two left in the competition.

Oh, kind of a Lakers versus

Celtics situation.

I'm not sure I understand.

What makes something special,

is not what you have to gain...

but what you feel

there is to lose.

Andre Agassi.

( MUSIC CONTINUES )

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.): And as

expected from the start of the contest...

KEN McGUIRE (OVER P.A.): And living

up to the hype of the competition.

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.): Our two finalists

are Liliana Bolivar riding Fandango...

and Marzo Bolivar riding Diablo.

KEN McGUIRE (OVER P.A.):

Jack, I'm not gonna lie.

At the start of this thing,

I... I wasn't very excited...

what with the tuxedo wearing and

the tap-dancing and such.

But I gotta tell you, this has

become a real nail biter.

I'm glad you're having

a good time.

On the board in paso corto

and line up.

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.): In this portion,

the two remaining finalists...

will face off in paso corto.

Our riders will take their Finos on

a constant loop down the boards...

to test the style, grace, and stamina of

these animals until a winner is declared.

KEN McGUIRE (OVER P.A.):

A true showdown.

Bolivar.

KEN McGUIRE (ON P.A.): The blood,

sweat, the tears, the aches, the pains.

The years of training.

The nerves, the fatigue.

The fight, the threat of

failure.

Jack, this is drama.

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.): Not a very

clean finish for Diablo on that last run.

That may have been a very

costly mistake.

( MUSIC FADES UP )

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.):

I think the judges have seen enough.

They're going to converse

amongst themselves now.

Jack, you've been... you've been doing this

a very long time, much longer than I.

Um, do you think there's a clear

winner here today?

Well, it's tough to say that.

Liliana certainly did better

on the boards...

but I think Marzo had the

upper hand in the other rounds.

( DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES )

And just like that, Liliana Bolivar and Cal

Masterson's champion horse, Fandango...

are once again champions.

What a fantastic career?

What a remarkable competition,

and what a truly wonderful afternoon.

You were right.

JACK PARNELL (OVER P.A.):

A very memorable evening...

in the history of competitive

Paso Fino riding.

( TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING )

You did so good, yeah, you did.

( KISSING )

Hello.

Hi.

So...

Lily, you gave me

something back.

What's that?

I don't know. Just something

I knew. Always.

When you rode, you know?

When you rode.

Like a Bolivar.

Thank you.

You keep it up.

Yeah. I will.

I missed you, too.

I'm sorry.

Maybe one day, you...

you can forgive me.

I love you, Papa.

You know that.

Come here. Come here.

Oh, I know, I love you, too.

CLAIRE (V.O.):
Sometimes we can't help

it when the ones closest to us go away.

We feel angry, feel lost.

That pain is there

for a long time.

And then one day,

it feels different.

When you think about them,

it doesn't hurt anymore.

And that part inside you gets filled

with all the memories they left behind.

And they're not lost anymore.

Sometimes the ones that left

can't come back.

But sometimes, the ones that

left... find their way home.

( MUSIC PLAYING )

Wondered how I'd feel

With the depressed eye

When in my head

Not a single care

Always said it would've gone

You would help me one day

I can feel it

I can feel it coming my way

Gonna raise the lid

With the sun in my eyes

On the line

Feels like never before

And I feel right at home

Beneath the great blue sky

'Cause I've always known

It's when I feel alive

Always said it would've done

You would help me one day

I can feel it

I can feel it coming my way

Gonna raise the lid

With the sun in my eyes

On the line

Feels like never before

Like never before

Gonna raise the ray

On the line

Like never before

My heart beats fast

I feel it in my bones

Only time will tell

What I don't know

Now I know how it feels

With the past at my heels

Wind in my hair

It's when I feel alive

Like never before

Like never before

On the line

Like never before

Gonna raise the ray

With the sun in my eyes

On the line

Like never before

( MUSIC CHANGES )

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