A boy and horse are shipwrecked on an island where they become fast friends. Upon their return home they work together for a try to go head to head with the world's best thoroughbreds in "the race of the century."

Young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and running off to glamorous New York City. Once there, Paul experiences everything he ever dreamed of, from a luxurious hotel suite to his first taste of champagne. However, when reality finally comes crashing down around him, Paul realizes the desperate course he must now take.

In 1975 Elizabeth Bayley Seton was canonized as America's first native-born Roman Catholic Saint. A time for miracles tells her inspiring story.