Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family Page #2

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No, thanks.

Um, c-could I just

come in for a second?

Okay.

Um...

Look, I know that you

really don't want to,

uh, hang out around hay

or horses, um,

but it's Eric's farm,

and I was thinking,

well, if nothing else,

you could get a better feel

for where we live

and, uh, see what

a real cowboy Eric is.

It's not you.

It's... it's me.

I just...

I don't want to be

around horses.

Fair enough.

Um, look, here's the thing.

Um, I have to give

my horse some exercise,

and then Eric's

taking us out to lunch.

I'm not gonna have time

to do that

and come back and

get you, so if, uh...

If you came, you could just hang out

in the office,

and, um, I promise

I won't be long.

I'm not dressed or anything.

I haven't even taken a shower.

I'll wait.

[Neighs]

Hey, Brandon.

Hey, Christine. How is it?

How is it? Good.

Hey, Rio.

Shannon, this is Brandon, Rio.

They're Eric's

nephew and niece.

How you doing?

I'm gonna go say hi

to Eric before we ride.

Is he in there?

Yeah. He's, uh...

He's working on

a new filly in stall 14.

She's young, but he thinks she's got

a lot of potential.

Okay.

And who are you?

She's my daughter.

See you at beloved's stall

in 10?

Yep. Cool.

No way.

Yes way.

No way.

She's such a good girl, too.

Eric:
Ah.

Is this the one you

were telling me about?

Yeah, this is her.

Just trying to figure out

if this is the end of the rope

for this girl

or just a setback.

She's a beauty.

Yeah, I know.

Don't you think, Shannon?

What's her name?

Uh, well...

She doesn't have a name yet.

You got any ideas?

Are we going to lunch or what?

Yeah. Sure.

I'm just gonna finish up here.

Chris, are you gonna

take that ride still?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, Brandon's

probably waiting.

Do you want to come and watch?

We're just gonna do some racing

on the track.

Nah, that's okay.

You know, Shannon, if you like,

my office is open.

Just go down there,

help yourself.

Doc'll be here

in about an hour.

Hey, just want to see

how you're doing.

Fine.

You know, everything is

gonna be all right, right?

You're gonna find a way.

You always do.

That's who you are.

Yep. Well, we'll see.

See you in half an hour?

Half an hour,

back at the office.

Hey there, girl. Hi.

Just gonna feel that leg, okay?

Yeah.

Wow.

It looks like they did a good job

on that bandage.

You're in good hands, okay?

Yeah, no worries, little girl.

No worries.

[Laughs]

Ooh ooh ooh

ooh ooh ooh

you should try it.

You ride horses, right?

What makes you think that?

Just a guess.

And how much is that?

Come on in. Sorry.

I'll just be a minute.

Mm-hmm.

Uh, you want

something to drink?

Iced tea, soda, something?

Uh, do you have any green tea,

the real stuff?

You're just like your mother.

Bottom shelf.

Mm-hmm.

Don't wait for me

to get it for you.

You're family now.

It's okay.

Yeah, listen.

Listen, I don't want

you bringing over

a truck full of hay if I don't

like the grass.

I'll check it out first.

Works for me.

Mm-hmm. Great.

Jeez.

What?

You want a job here?

Couple days a week,

work with the horses,

help me out in the office.

I used to have

an assistant here,

but she went off to Europe

to go ride with some dude.

Well, I don't know

how to do office stuff

or answering telephones

or any of that.

Do you use a phone?

Yeah.

And you've used a pencil or a pen

of some sort, I presume?

Yeah.

Well, then, you know.

And you could ride the horses

whenever you want,

so long as you

take care of 'em.

But I don't want

to ride the horses.

I don't want to be here.

I miss Dave.

He was like my daddy's

older brother.

He's the only family I know.

But, Shannon, you are here,

so let it work for you,

you know?

Find peace in what you know.

How do you know I know this?

Whatever you say,

but I need help here.

You could get lost

in your work.

It's a win-win

for both of us. Hmm?

What do you say?

So here's your schedule

for Monday to Friday,

but actually

it's Sunday to Sunday,

because we don't get any weekends

around here.

Hey. What's the haps?

Well, uh, Shannon

here's thinking

about helping us out

around here for the summer

if it's okay with mom.

Sure. Great. All right.

Monday. Hay delivery.

[Pager beeping]

Get that in the morning.

Also there's other deliveries

all the time.

I have to use the phone.

Anytime something gets

delivered here,

they need a signature.

Hi. This is Dr. Pearson.

I'll be right there.

It's Andrew. I have to go.

Uh, are you gonna be okay?

Yeah, sure.

We'll catch up with you later.

It's gonna be all right.

Christine:
Yeah.

Man, it's gotta suck.

Yeah.

I don't get it. What's up?

Well, your mother,

she works with

a lot of preemies

at the hospital,

and this one boy,

Andrew, he, uh...

He was born three months early

to a user mother.

He's a tough little kid.

He's a real fighter,

but sometimes

he gets kicked back

a little bit, so...

Anyway, uh, who's hungry?

Do you think if he'd survived,

his mother would have kept him?

She can hardly

take care of herself.

Doesn't mean that she

didn't want to try, does it?

No.

Eric:
My family's

been in horse racing

for about

three generations now.

Grandpa says longer.

It gets longer

every time you ask him.

What is

harness racing, exactly?

It's like high-adrenaline

off-road go-kart racing,

you know, but you're

strapped to a horse.

Eric Parker.

What a nice surprise.

Mitchell.

Hi, Jessica.

Hi, Eric. How are you?

You remember my nephew Brandon,

and this is Christine's

daughter, Shannon.

Christine's daughter. Really?

I thought I saw your mother's beauty

behind those eyes.

Shannon.

It's good to see you

again, Eric.

How's Max?

You tell me.

Shannon, I hope

our paths cross again soon.

Who was that, and who's Max?

That right there is

pretty much the biggest...

Mitchell Prescott. He's...

He's just another

harness racing owner.

Anyway, Shannon,

you ever consider

racing yourself,

getting behind a horse?

Want to give it a try?

How 'bout you tell me

who Max is first?

Okay. Uh, Max was

a great trainer,

best I've ever known.

Was?

Well, yeah.

H-he doesn't do it anymore,

but what he knows about horses could

fill a library.

I mean, this guy,

he'd always look at the horse

that no one else

would pay any mind to,

and, sure enough, he just knew.

I'll be by later

this afternoon.

All right.

Bye.

Uh-huh.

I should have known.

What happened? Where is she?

Come on.

[Neighs]

What did the doc say

about her left front?

Left front, huh?

She's got a swollen tendon.

Hey, Brandon, how's she look?

Pretty good.

You're not one

of those rich girls,

can't get her hands

dirty types, are you?

Try me.

All right, I think I will.

Brandon! Let's set Shannon up.

Hey, baby.

Hey.

Want a treat?

Ah, good girl.

She loves you! For me,

she barely gives

the time of day.

Ah...

Maybe she's just

shy around boys.

Maybe she just

likes you better.

So...

You ready?

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