A Slevin la vida no le ha ido nada bien. Su casa acaba de ser declarada en ruinas y ha sorprendido a su novia en la cama con otro. En un intento por perder de vista Los Ángeles durante un tiempo, se marcha a vivir a Nueva York al apartamento de su amigo Nick Fisher. Pero dos de los peores gángsteres de la ciudad, El Rabino y El Jefe, antiguos socios y ahora enemigos irreconciliables, se cruzarán en su vida cuando uno de ellos pretenda vengar la muerte de su hijo asesinando al primogénito del otro. La idea para no desencadenar una guerra de bandas: buscar a un jugador que le deba mucho dinero al Jefe y obligarle a matar al hijo del Rabino.
Narra la historia real de Jan Vokes (Toni Colette), una camarera de Gales que decidió comprar y criar un caballo de carreras. Jan convenció a sus vecinos y amigos para que contribuyeran financieramente al proyecto. El improbable plan de inversión comenzó a valer la pena a medida que el caballo mejoró y comienzó a ganar, luchando por el campeonato nacional.
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.
Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney), aventurero y oportunista, llega por azar a la casa de una apacible familia inglesa y comienza a trabajar allí. Velvet (Liz Taylor), la hija menor de los Brown, que siente una pasión incontrolable por los caballos, gana un hermoso ejemplar jugando a la lotería. Entonces Taylor la convence para llevar el caballo al Grand National, la carrera más importante de Inglaterra.
Jackson (Clifton Collins Jr.) es un jinete veterano pero, a medida que su estado de salud se deteriora, trata de afrontar la que podría ser su última temporada como jockey. Con la ayuda de Ruth (Molly Parker) y un nuevo y prometedor caballo, Jackson se pone en marcha para el próximo campeonato. Todos sus planes saltan por los aires cuando un joven jinete (Moisés Arias) se presenta en su casa asegurando ser su hijo. Atrapado entre sus sentimientos y el miedo al futuro, Jackson se verá obligado a hacer frente a importantes decisiones relacionadas con su legado.
El joven Alec queda fascinado por un misterioso caballo árabe que es embarcado y encerrado en un establo del mismo barco en el que viaja con su padre. Cuando el barco naufraga, Alec y el caballo, los únicos supervivientes, van a parar a una isla desierta.
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
A woman and her husband take separate vacations, and she falls in love with another man.
Michelle Payne sueña con ganar la Copa de Melbourne, la carrera más difícil de caballos. Después de una caída de caballo, casi acaba con el sueño. Contra todo, ella sigue cabalgando superando todas las probabilidades de lograr su meta.
Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000. Now the person he sent them to sent two of his men to get the money back but they found out about it. So they try to mail to Craig but a mix up has the money sent somewhere else and the woman who got it spent it. Now Craig needs the money to pay off one of his clients.
A boy falls in love with a horse named Flash that's for sale. He gets a job to earn the money to buy the horse, but he's forced to sell when the family falls upon hard times.
Peter Goodwin es el patriarca de una familia que odia a los Dillon desde que ambos clanes se enfrentaron en la Guerra Civil; pero surge un pequeño problema cuando su sobrina Sally (Loretta Young) se enamora de Jack, el hijo de los Dillon (Richard Greene). Además, para echar más leña al fuego en este romance imposible, Jack ayuda a Sally a formarse como jinete y participar en el derby de Kentucky.
Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes...
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
A blonde seduces a quirky liquor-store worker as inspiration for her artist boyfriend.