Rex is an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation, he focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers. However, their relationship takes on new meaning when it is discovered that he once shook hands with Vicente Fernandez, a Mexican singer, producer and actor idolized throughout Latin culture. The employees soon begin to treat Rex like the celebrity he's always dreamed of being.
Narra las peripecias del ganador de la Triple Corona en 1973. Penny Chenery es una madre y ama de casa que, al enfermar su padre, se compromete a hacerse cargo de las caballerizas de la familia, en Virginia. Aunque ignora todo cuanto se refiere al mundo de las carreras de caballos, con la ayuda de un veterano entrenador y contra todo pronóstico, acaba consiguiendo la primera Triple Corona en 25 años, gracias a uno de los mejores caballos de carreras de todos los tiempos.
