Lean on Pete Page #2

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just give him a quick pull.

If he pulls away from you,

just give him a harder pull.

Never let go of the rope. If you let go

of it, he'll f***ing run on you.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

What are you doing?

Don't wrap the rope around your hand!

That's a good f***ing way

to lose your hand.

Here, let's switch. This one's a p*ssy.

Just wait.

Come on. Come on.

- What's this one's name?

- Lean On Pete.

Get in.

How old are the two horses?

Tumbling Through is two.

He's green but he can run.

Lean On Pete is five.

He's a piece of sh*t,

but he's good enough for this.

- You know what a quarter horse is?

- No.

Quarter horse is a breed.

In racing, they're sprinters,

anything from 100 to 400 yards.

The tracks don't give a sh*t about

quarter horses any more.

Maybe Los Alamitos, but...

...you won't see me again in California.

Why not?

In this one?

Yes, go ahead, come on.

Do you know how to drive?

Yeah.

You sure? I don't want you

messing up my truck.

My dad has a van.

He lets me drive it sometimes.

- Yeah, but this one's tricky.

- I'll be fine.

All right. Take the truck,

park it around over there.

I want you to clean the sh*t

out of the trailer.

There's a broom and a shovel

in the bed of the truck.

Then come back here

and find me, all right?

- OK.

- I'm gonna go race Tumbling Through.

Shut that gate.

You better not f***ing lose today.

You know what happens if you do.

Don't run. Walk.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER IN SPANISH)

(GRINDS GEARS)

MAN:

Hyah! Come on! Hyah!

(CATTLE BELLOW)

Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah!

MAN 2:

And they're off!

MAN:

Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah!

(CATTLE BELLOW)

Where's Tumbling Through? Did he win?

He bowed a tendon so I sold him.

I got enough f***ed-up horses as it is.

Who did you sell him to?

He's going to Mexico. Hold that.

- Is he in a lot of pain?

- It's not my problem any more.

- What is that stuff?

- Stay here. It's just vitamins.

Come here. Come here.

Get in there. Good boy. Good boy.

What kind of vitamins?

What did I tell you

about too many questions?

Zip that up and put it in the truck.

You gonna f***ing win today, huh?

It's up to you. It's up to you. All right?

- Come on.

- (HORSE WHINNIES)

Open the gate. Come on.

WOMAN:
What? I mean,

he was gonna put me on nine to five.

- Is this your first race?

- Yeah.

Don't blink.

It's over in, like, two seconds.

(CHEERING)

(WHOOPING, HORSE WHINNIES)

Come on, you... Come on! What the f***?

Come on. Come on!

Go!

(CHEERING)

Did you see how fast he was going?

He ain't fast.

If he hadn't beat that slug,

I would've slit his throat.

Pete ain't fast,

the other horse is just a pig.

Listen...

...I want you to walk him down that road,

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