《一代骄马》根据真实的故事改编。 潘妮·切纳里(黛安·莲恩 Diane Lane 饰)原本是一个普通的家庭主妇。对赛马几乎一窍不通的她,却在哥哥和丈夫的反对声中,从患病的父亲手中接管了位于弗吉尼亚州的养马场。尽管其时马场已亏损多时,但她依然不得不在居家的科罗拉多州和马场所在的弗吉尼亚州之间疲于奔命。为了觅得良马,潘妮特地找来告老还乡的驯马师路西安(约翰·马尔科维奇 John Malkovich 饰),这个总是诸多抱怨的老头却对门外汉潘妮另眼相待。潘妮一眼相中马场里一匹一出生打个滚居然就能站立的栗色小马驹,起名为“秘书”。在路西安的个性训练下,“秘书”初出茅庐就一鸣惊人。它快如闪电、奔跃如飞,像个战士一般,甚至会为了赛场地面的震动而兴奋不已。终于到了决一胜败的时刻,“秘书”会顶着所有压力,不辜负潘妮的期望,成为25年来第一匹赢得美国三冠大赛的赛马么
In 1909, amidst the dying old west, Willie Boy, a long distance Desert Runner by Chemehuevi tradition, falls in love with young native beauty, Carlota. Carlota's father, a Chemehuevi shaman and local tribal leader, refuses to let the young couple be together. In a fatal confrontation, Carlota's father falls dead to an accidental gun shot and the young lovers flee to the sun enslaved Mohave desert. The local sheriff leads a mounted posse armed with fire power and two Native American trackers seeking justice for their murdered tribal leader. Willie Boy and Carlota evade capture outlasting the men and their horses. However, fake news stories meant to sell papers adds to the mounting pressure to capture Willie Boy. In a desert that purifies all, the search for Willie Boy forces everyone to face their own demons in this tragic tale of love, death, and desert heat.