a good movie for horse enthusiast and most others . it a horse race movie and and it a little man get his chance movie and and it a how far would you go . movie . walter mattau once again prove his adaptability a an actor . he fit right in a lloyd bourdelle and a louisiana cajun horse bum . this movie give you a rare screen glimpse of lousiana cajun horse drag racing . he have a young quarter horse who be a top racing prospect . have nothing but a filling station and a good horse . the bourdelles seize the opportunity to make it big by take the horse and shadow and to ruidoso and new mexico and to get ready to run in the all american futurity . but how far will lloyd go to win the fame and fortune . also memorable from this movie be scene of lloyd spit tobacco juice and wait for his truck to start .