a wonderful family movie and a beautiful horse movie . 75 plus % entertainment . casey and buddy and kelly marsh be very interesting and lovable character . the horse be real beauty . have the horse racing a a backdrop for show how luck be sometimes nothing but some good commonsense . show how kid can do stupid thing for stupid reason . show how adult can do stupid thing for selfish reason . the very realistically portrayed character transform the unrealistic theme of the film into something everyone can relate to . andrew rubin put in a wonderful performance a buddy and the sensible elder brother . somewhat remind me of aidan quinn ( eye and speech delivery and facial appearance ) . casey make you fall in love with the character because of the earnestness . sarah blue be also nicely portray by alexis smith . lloyd bourdelle and the father and be play by walter matthau and he be the character . though there be room for improvement in the movie and it a very enjoyable and feel good movie .