Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story Page #3

even cover our cost in insurance.

No, Bill, it's an amazing offer.

I just didn't...

I'm wondering, though, if maybe

I couldn't give you a share in the foal,

maybe to cover all the expenses,

whatever they are.

We just don't do that.

Not in a case like this.

Are you saying you want to call it off?

No, Bill, I just...

Bill, I don't have the money.

I'm sorry, Ben.

I didn't fully know your situation.

Bill, listen,

I really appreciate the try.

I'm going to call. All right? Thanks.

Let's go, honey.

I've never seen

Grand Slam up close.

He's got muscles everywhere.

What'd he say?

- He's a horse.

- I know. What'd he say?

"I am a great champion."

"When I ran, the ground shook.

The sky opened and mere mortals parted."

"The way to victory. And I met

my owner in the winner's circle."

"Where he put a blanket of flowers

on my back."

You remembered that.

Sport of kings, you know that?

They call horse racing

the sport of kings.

So when you taking me to the races?

I don't go anymore.

Haven't been in years.

So I can take the Racing Form

and The Blood-Horse, right?

Your dad doesn't want me

teaching you about horses.

So I should leave them?

You should stuff them

under your shirt.

OK.

- Cale, in the cabinet above the sink...

- Yeah.

...is there a coffee can?

- Bring it to your dad, would you?

- Sure.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Pop wanted me to give this to you.

- Thanks, hon.

- I'm eating my dessert in the barn.

- All righty.

- What the hell is this?

- Coffee can.

- You expect me to use it?

- Only flavor I got.

You're unbelievable.

There's almost $20,000 there.

You watched me sell this farm off

bit by bit till there was nothing left.

Why are you doing this?

Damned if I know.

Breed the horse, Ben.

Picking up that filly was the gutsiest

thing I've seen you do in years.

I took the biggest swing I could

and I struck out.

- And you gave up.

- I'm broke, Pop.

- What do you expect me to do?

- I expect you to take the money,

trust your instincts

and breed the horse.

- You told me to put her down.

- But you didn't.

- You're a horseman.

- Don't blow smoke...

Will you spend your life

shoveling horse squat for sheiks?

Or will you get back in the game?

I know what's going on here

with you and Cale.

It's in her blood, Ben.

Cale's a beautiful kid.

Stop filling her head

with horse stories.

Horse stories are all I got.

Keep them to yourself.

I'll pay you back when the foal sells.

Any chance you'll keep the foal?

Race him or her?

No, we're going to sell the foal

but still have Sonador.

Sonador?

Yeah. It's her full name. Sonador.

Sonador.

I think it's Spanish.

Spanish for "dreamer."

Good night, Dreamer.

- OK, I got it.

- I'm going to Pop's.

Lil, how many days they give you

down at the diner?

I got Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

But I could take more.

Palmer called around. Shut me out

everywhere. I can't find any work.

I'll have to take down the sign.

The real estate sign?

It's all been sold. Only land we got

left to sell, we're sitting on.

Here's the first letter of foreclosure.

- Morning.

- Hello, Cale.

- Hey, Doc.

- Balon. Manny.

Sonya will make us

some money, huh?

This horse will make

a special baby, huh?

- Is Ben around?

- I'm right here.

All right. Just got off the phone

with Bill. We're back on.

Going to breed her to Grand Slam.

Ben, I've completed my tests

and I've got some bad news for you.

What?

She's infertile.

She won't have a baby now?

No, honey,

she's never going to have babies.

I'm sorry, guys.

I'm sorry, Sonya.

It's OK.

It's almost dawn.

You've been up all night.

What was I thinking, Lil?

Trying to breed that horse?

Cale loves that horse.

That's good, because that little filly

just ruined us.

That little filly is the best thing

that's ever happened around here.

Come on, Lil.

Since she's been in that barn,

we have a family.

For the first time in years.

I'll work seven days a week at the diner

if it means you'll spend time with Cale.

Can't you just see how much

she wants to be with you?

And I know that your dad

disappointed you,

but that does not mean

that you have to disappoint her.

- It's nothing to do with my father.

- It's everything to do with him.

You're wrong. The truth is if Cale

hadn't been with me that night

I'd have left that horse on the track

and let them put her down.

And I'd still have my job.

Cale...

Cale?

Come on, Cale.

Honey, can I come in?

Let's just give her some time.

Cale? Come on, honey.

Open the door.

Please?

She'll come downstairs

when she's ready.

We're going to run away.

We're going to run far away.

There you go.

We're going for a little walk.

Cale...

Stop, Sonya!

Sonya, stop!

Hang on, Cale.

Cale!

Dad, she won't stop!

I can't make her stop!

Cale, hang on!

Please...

Cale!

Jump.

Jump!

I got you. I got you. I got you.

You all right? You OK?

I got you, sweetie. I got you.

- Is she OK?

- She's all right. I got her.

It's all right, baby. It's OK.

Are you OK, honey?

- Huh?

- Yes, I'm OK.

Hey, Ben?

- How's Cale doing?

- She's all right.

- She OK?

- Yeah. She's fine.

OK. Could we talk to you

for a minute, boss?

How's Sonya?

She was running back and forth

along the fence and...

- We were following her in the truck...

- Did she break down? How bad is she?

Well, in the truck it said that she's

about a quarter mile. And, well, she...

She was getting faster and faster.

Yeah. She's looking pretty strong, sir.

What are you?

You saying she should race?

You can load her up, Joe.

Mariah's Storm broke her leg

the same way as Sonya.

Same fracture, same location.

Who's Mariah's Storm?

She was a great racehorse.

Made a big comeback, too.

Beat Serena's Song

in the graded stakes.

When I saw Sonya's X-rays

I thought I ought to show them to you.

- That bone is healed.

- That leg's good.

Now, getting her back into racing shape,

that's up to you. Good luck.

Thanks a lot, Doc.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Well, she's not favoring that leg.

How's she look?

She looks big.

- Big as in strong?

- No, big as in fat.

That's mean. That's mean.

You shouldn't say that.

Must've been eating too many Popsicles.

- What?

- What?

You didn't know

I knew about that, did you?

- 37 and two.

- 37 two.

Thirty-six.

What do you think?

Well, in five weeks,

best she's done is three furlongs

in 37 seconds.

Not fast enough to win much, is it?

Maybe a cheap claimer

at Bluegrass Downs.

She was a graded stakes horse.

Now she's a claimer.

It might be a good idea

to run her in one.

See if she perks up in a real race.

I been thinking about that.

You don't think anybody

would claim her, do you?

Would you buy a horse

that broke its leg?

You know, she might win.

Could be easy money.

And away they go.

Came away to a beautiful start.

And Super 35

from the extreme outside.

Coming from behind is Sonador.

Major Easy down along the inside,

is the one showing the best speed.

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