Orphan Eddie Burton is not bad, but too many screw-ups land him repeatedly in jail, so his 8-year old son Will, simply abandoned by his 'mother', has nobody else then Eddie's granny. When he hears about a program for convicts working an a foundation's farm for retired race horses, Eddie signs up and proves his talent with Big Spender, who was found completely run down. He nurses the horse back to health, and convinces Jake Cotter, the man in charge, to try a stunt: train him for an new career in jumping, which is a success when his dedicated race jockey Mel Tennant volunteers to ride him again. If he does really well, he may even get a certificate opening the perspective of a real job, which he desperately needs when grandma dies after having him swear he'll get out: the nightmare alternative is to leave Will lingering in the very home that did Eddie no good

Eddie não é um criminoso barra-pesada, mas sempre tenta levar a vidade maneira mais fácil cometendo pequenos crimes. Eddie não é um criminoso barra-pesada, mas sempre tenta levar a vidade maneira mais fácil cometendo pequenos crimes.Nessa aventura surge a chance de Eddie se recuperar dessa vida de crimes. Ele é obrigado a trabalhar em uma fazenda para cumprir parte do programa de reabilitação

Eddie, un atractivo preso de gran corazón, solicita participar en un programa de trabajo en una granja que le permita pasar algunas horas fuera de la prisión. Allí se encarga de cuidar a los caballos sintiendo especial predilección por uno de ellos, prácticamente desahuciado. Su empeño en sacar al animal adelante es tal que el equino queda en condiciones de volver a competir.