Trainer, Season 1 episode 2: All I Need is One Good Horse...
Ah, time for another set of caps from Trainer. This time, the first season's second episode titled 'All I Need is One Good Horse'.
I've tried to do a bit of a summary of the ep, but it's very sketchy, so don't expect much. Still, viewing caps of David in this series is a real pleasure, in my opinion. I hope you enjoy them, too.
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John Grey, English gentleman, player of horses, and behind-the-scenes Mover and Shaker.
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John's out for a drive in his lovely automobile.
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But what in the world has he got in his car?
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It's the sign for his friend, Mike, the young trainer who has just opened his own stable. John also acts as Mike's mentor; he's a good friend, but it also doesn't hurt if one of Mike's horses wins at the track. Best to be practical, what?
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There's a lovely soiree for the opening of Mike's stable, and there is John, rubbing elbows with horse owners and doing his genteel behind-the-scenes thing for his young friend.
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And, I might add, looking very good in the process.
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Yes, I'd look, too, if I were you, madam. That's one gorgeous man beside you!
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Like many a man of any station, John likes to spend time at the local, where he often runs into Mike. Much of his mentoring seems to take place here.
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Although they seem to run into one another on the street...
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... as well as, at times, in a nice establishment while John is having dinner with a lady friend.
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Mike has been set a particular challenge by an owner of setting to rights a horse which was thought to have great promise, but which is not performing as expected. He shares the situation with John, naturally.
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Interestingly, the horse has been determined to have a serious hearing problem which is impacting his training. He's demonstrated he can run with the best of them, if he just gets a nice startle from very loud music, though.
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Of course, this is an interesting problem which John turns over in his mind.
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One night shortly before the race the horse has been entered into, John, performing his usual subtle moving and shaking, motors out to the practice field with a group from the stable.
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He gets out of the car and stands waiting, a sly smile on his face. But for what?
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Whatever it is, it's big and has very bright lights!
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Lol! Somehow, it's been arranged that a truck with a huge sound system will be present at the field for the horse's next run. That should get his attention and induce him to put on his best burst of speed!
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John, along with the owners, arrives to watch the practice run the next morning.
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The experiment goes very, very well.
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The owner of the horse enthuses to John that his horse has a real chance of winning, if ridden properly.
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The day of the big race arrives, and John and others from the stable are in the stands, rooting for the horse. This will be a feather in Mike's cap as a trainer if the horse wins.
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And things look really good for much of the race! The horse is out in front.
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But then he just seems to run out of steam. Doesn't make sense, that, and is very disappointing.
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Still, he has shown he can run, so all is not lost. And, like all races, win some, lose some.