Kentucky Roses (2026) Movie Script
[audio logo]
[soft music]
I found this place for you.
I thought you might like it.
And I wanted to give you this.
Open it.
It's beautiful.
I can't accept this.
We hardly know each other,
and this looks expensive, real.
It is real.
It's diamonds and gold.
I've got plans
to move to New York
and build the biggest
buildings in the world.
And I want to do
it with someone who
knows what she wants out of life
and has the guts to do it.
Gloria, please.
GLORIA: Will you
put it on for me?
And always keep the horseshoe
up so the luck doesn't run out.
I love you, Gloria, forever.
[upbeat music]
(SINGING) I can't wait
I can't wait
I can't wait to try
my luck in Kentucky
I can't wait
Oh, I can't wait
I can't wait to try
my luck in Kentucky, yeah
ANNA: We're two
weeks from the Derby.
What do you mean you're leaving?
I finished my work.
I have to get to my other job.
ANNA: We pay a perfectly
good wage here.
You don't have to moonlight.
I know, and I love it here.
But Mom, Delilah's...
Is the best flower shop in town.
And my chance to become
a full-time florist.
Working as an entry-level
assistant.
Hey, that's how people
chase their dreams.
One step at a time.
Your great grandmother
grew this greenhouse
into what it is today, creating
work for your grandmother and me
and...
BOTH: generations of workers
for almost 100 years.
I know, and I am so proud
to be a part of that tradition.
So why not be realistic?
Having a dream isn't realistic.
That's why they call it a dream.
I let go of so much
for too long.
I don't want to do that anymore.
I'm OK starting at the bottom
if that's what it takes.
Honey, I just want you to be
happy, have a life, maybe even...
Just no, no, no.
Get married again...
a good marriage this time.
Have some kids.
And I'm out.
I love you.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Well, can you at least put
some eyes on the infield?
Rumor has it that storm
did some real damage.
I'm worried about
the Winner's Circle.
You got it.
It's not wrong to want
to be a grandmother,
before I'm too old
to be a grandmother.
Right?
[sighs]
[guitar music]
[horses neighing]
MAN: Hey, Sadie.
MAN: Morning, Sadie.
Hey.
Oh, you're such a good
companion goat, Hazel.
[goat bleating]
[horse blowing]
How's my Angel Face?
CAMILA: Doing great.
Thanks.
[chuckling]
Poor guy.
He got spooked
by the storm last night.
He bruised his heel.
Oh, no.
Is he going to be OK?
CAMILA: Well, it is two
weeks till the Kentucky Derby
in the only year
he's allowed to run.
So fantastic.
[groans]
Looks like you might
need a cold compress, too.
Oh, all over my entire body.
Wouldn't it be great if he won?
Oh, yeah.
I mean, you've been working
toward that 14 karat gold trophy
for, what, the last 15 years?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, are you coming
to the Backstretch later?
I can't.
Off to my shift at Delilah's,
to everyone's annoyance.
Is your mom giving
you a hard time again?
Yeah.
Listen, you didn't leave
that situation 1,000 miles away
just to come all
the way back here
and give up on the reason why.
Yeah.
And don't even start
on the age stuff.
We're not that old.
You've always been
my favorite companion.
That's right.
Thank you.
Well, I am so happy
to have you back in town.
Thanks, Camila.
[mellow music]
WOMAN: We don't have
any time for this.
MAN: We have no choice.
Hey what happened?
That big storm last
night that ripped
through here like
a tornado ripped
a hole clear through the roof.
Let's go.
Excuse me.
Got a lot going on.
Yeah.
Thanks.
I'm going to check
on you guys later.
FRANK: Get him on the phone.
Tell him it's his father,
and it's an emergency.
It's your dad again.
He says it's an emergency.
Tell him dinner's
not an emergency.
I would rather stand
in front of a wrecking ball
than tell him that.
Plus you know he'll
just call back.
Hey, Dad.
I texted back three times.
Those texts said
you couldn't come.
I can't.
We're behind on a major project.
I just put a bid
into the mayor's office.
They're in Louisville, too.
Your mother wants to see you.
You two haven't spoken since...
Yesterday?
We talk all the time.
Well, she's making her
famous rosemary chicken.
And I have something urgent
I need to speak to you about.
Dad, I'm two hours
away in Cincinnati.
You're the only
one who can help.
[cheerful music]
What time?
[birds chirping]
Hello?
Oh, there he is.
Hey, Mom.
Oh, it's so good to see you.
You, too.
You look great.
So is this a real
emergency or Dad emergency?
Well, you know your dad.
Yeah.
- Everything's an emergency.
- Yeah.
Yeah, I do.
Oh, honestly, the two of you.
Breathe.
Come on.
OK.
OK.
[exhales]
Did you hear about the spire?
No.
FRANK: Wind tore up the roof,
damaged one of the spires.
Freak accident.
Caused flooding and some damage.
Going to need to get
someone on it straight away.
Can you do it?
Are you serious?
I just sat down to eat.
LILLIE: A little
"how are you" first?
Thank you, Mom.
Thunder Over
Louisville's tonight.
Derby's exactly two weeks away.
How are you?
ASH: Like I said to you
on the phone, I'm busy.
Got a lot of projects right now.
Sorry you're jammed up but...
You make time for other
community projects.
Why not this?
Those are emergencies,
where people lost their homes.
This is a spire.
This is Churchill Downs.
I'm sure there's
other contractors
who would love the opportunity.
You're the only
person I can trust
with this kind of turnaround.
It's an important job, Ashley.
Think of the PR.
You do it well.
There's so much other work
I can throw your way...
Here we go.
LILLIE: Frank.
So your company
doesn't have to struggle.
We're not struggling, Dad.
Just because the work
we're doing
isn't high-profile profile
enough for you doesn't mean
we're struggling.
It's a do-gooder work.
Or that it's not important.
I'm trying to give you a leg up.
When I was your age, I...
Frank.
I'm just saying he can
use the connections, Lillie,
make a name for himself.
I have a name.
Yeah.
About that.
Taylor Heritage?
Why not Reed Heritage?
Same reason I moved
to Cincinnati, Dad.
So I wouldn't be
associated with you.
LILLIE: Ash.
I mean, so people wouldn't
think that I'm taking shortcuts.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I'm sorry.
This is... it's delicious.
Thank you very much, but I...
I need some air.
Oh, Ash.
[mellow music]
Don't say it.
All he wants is
for you to see him.
[harriet whitehead, "new hope"]
(SINGING) It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
So they say
My life just
creeping by behind me
My life just
creeping by behind me
What are you doing?
Delilah, hi.
These... they were all
just going to compost.
And I just finished
with my work so just
practicing my arranging skills.
And the photos?
Oh, I... I look at them later
to keep evaluating my work
unless you... you want them.
I know the shop doesn't
have a social media page.
I... I mean, I could start
one for you if you wanted.
My shop is only
word of mouth to keep
the right clientele, corporate
offices, galleries, restaurants.
Of course.
I'll take these to compost,
and I'll clean up, Delilah.
Work on your color story,
and don't try to be me.
What's a vision only you have?
[mellow music]
[horse blowing]
Hey, boy.
Hey.
Oh, don't apologize for him.
I'm not.
Or tell me to take the job.
Mom, you saw us in there.
We can't even have a dinner
together without... without you
refereeing.
There is no way I
can take this job.
I don't think you give
yourself enough credit.
I think what you
mean to say is that he
doesn't give me enough credit.
He wouldn't have
offered it to you if he
didn't think you could do it.
He is so proud of you,
Ash, and everything
that you have been
able to accomplish.
Finally.
Stop.
Look, Mom, I...
I tried to do it his way.
I... I... and it just...
it doesn't work.
- I know.
It's not for me.
I know.
But if you really
want me to do this...
I do.
Your father asking
you to do this
is his way of saying that he
wants to be closer to you.
It's his way of saying
that he loves
you and wants to support you.
Come on.
The Derby is his baby.
He must be so worried,
and you could help him.
And maybe... [laughs]
maybe... maybe the two of you
could find a way to build
something together.
[piano music]
Come on.
Oh.
- I love you.
- I love you.
I love you.
Only for you.
[laughs]
All right.
[cheerful music]
ANNA (ON VOICEMAIL): Hi, honey.
It's your mom.
Hey, did you get a chance
to check on the Winner's Circle?
Call me back.
[car chirping]
[beeping]
[light music]
SADIE: Oh, pals, you
had a rough night, huh?
How'd you know?
Oh, geez.
I'm sorry.
I...
You scared me.
I couldn't resist.
Um, no one's supposed
to be on the property
at this time of night.
Yeah.
I know.
I'm... I'm the...
the builder, who's
been hired to fix that.
Oh, well, looks like you
have some work cut out for you.
Yeah.
And... and how about you?
What are you doing here?
You a looter?
A criminal marauder out for...
Plants.
I come from a long line
of plant marauders, actually.
Is that lucrative?
You'd be surprised.
My great grandmother,
she stole a few flowers
that led to an entire life...
Of crime?
Actually, she ended
up running a greenhouse,
and now my mother runs it.
And you're next.
Just because it's
the family business
doesn't mean you
have to follow it,
especially if you're trying
to be something else.
So what is it
you're trying to be?
A florist.
Well, I... I wish you luck.
Thank you.
Oh!
[fireworks exploding]
[soft music]
Wow, that scared me.
Thunder Over Louisville.
That's the best
fireworks in the world.
Also means I only have two
weeks to get that roof and
spire fixed before the Derby.
No pressure.
[chuckles]
So you're supplying
the winning horse's
blanket of roses, florist?
Maybe.
Someday.
Run-up to Derby Week has begun.
[warm music]
ASH: Good morning, everyone.
Thank you for showing up early.
Shep will run through
new safety protocols
and review overtime requests
so we can meet our deadline.
Dean, why don't you get
everyone signed up for the day?
All right.
It's 12 days to the Derby.
You worked with this guy before?
No, I haven't.
But you know who he
is, though, right?
This guy's the CEO's son.
Yeah.
You know, it'd help to have
the original blueprints.
Understand where
the load paths were.
Understand the weak points.
I'll see if I can
track them down for you.
No need.
They've been lost a long time.
That's unfortunate.
[soft music]
Just make sure they can
weather another 100 years.
[chuckling]
So you watched
the fireworks together?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Till the finale.
Well, you know you could
pass by the construction
site, by accident, of course.
I mean, it kind of sounds
like you want to.
I mean, he was cute.
OK.
He was funny.
Also very acceptable.
Yeah, but I'm out of practice.
Also maybe scarred.
Well, just go over there
for some, like, plant reason.
What?
Hey, so fancy seeing you here.
What... OK.
What was his name?
No.
Sadie, what?
I don't... I don't know.
You shared intimate
details about your lives.
You watched the fireworks
for 30 minutes.
- I didn't ask.
- You didn't even get his name?
No.
I didn't ask.
Are you kidding me?
What is wrong with you?
I don't know.
[laughter]
LUCIA: You two have
been laughing like that
since the fourth grade.
Hi, Lucia.
Hey, Mom.
I got some sweet tea brewing.
Come on in.
That sounds so good,
but I got to get to...
BOTH: Your other job.
SADIE: Yeah.
Yeah.
- OK.
But you are coming to the
Backstretch tonight, right?
It is my last night.
After this, nothing but Angel
Face prep day and night.
I'll see you tonight.
I promise.
Love you.
SHEP: We put your office
up here in the pagoda
so that you could
see the roofline.
[cheerful music]
This will work.
The... the crew, they
worried about me?
Look, we do it right,
we're out fast back to what
we want to be doing, right?
Yeah.
[mellow music]
DELILAH: Shouldn't you be done?
Hi.
Oh...
Don't tell me.
SADIE: I'm throwing
a baby shower
for my best friend on Sunday.
Just playing with the designs.
But I am sourcing
flowers elsewhere,
and I'm only taking
pictures on my social media.
Just trying to get better.
Then go to the Kentucky
Flower Market, and use my name.
And when you're done, take
pictures and show them to me.
Show me something.
OK.
Yeah, I... I will.
[cheerful music]
[chatter, laughter]
[country music]
CAMILA: Everything was going
great until the Future Wagers
came out.
You know Angel Face
is a long shot now?
Like...
Yes, but he has
a good late kick.
Yes, he does.
And the oddsmakers
have been wrong before.
Yes, they have.
And you know what they
say about the Derby?
Any horse can win
on the big day.
Yes, you're right.
Cheers to long shots.
Ooh, I feel that.
[chuckling]
Nope, not the same.
ASH: I can't believe I
let you talk me into this.
Oh my gosh, it's the fireworks
guy that I met the other night
whose name I didn't get.
CAMILA: He's here?
One drink, and then we are...
Hello?
Who is that?
It's no one.
Is that the fireworks one?
Yeah.
Yeah.
- Go talk to her.
- I'm not going to.
She's with a friend.
- Go talk to her.
I'm not going to interrupt
her and her friend, OK?
Friend.
You're with a friend.
Who cares?
Just go talk to her.
You need to go over there.
You should go over there.
No.
It's your last big night out.
I'm not going to do that.
- I don't care.
What would I say?
What...
She's with a friend.
I'm not going to interrupt her.
OK, fine, I'm going
to talk to her.
CAMILA: Go.
SADIE: I'm not going to do it.
CAMILA: Go.
SADIE: No.
CAMILA: You should go.
SADIE: Should I do it?
I should do it?
OK.
OK.
All right.
OK.
I'm not going to...
BOTH: Hi.
Oh, my gosh, it's so...
ASH: Wow.
It's so weird
that you're... that...
Yeah.
What are you...
SADIE: I...
- What are you doing here?
No.
I... just hanging.
What are you... what
do you do here?
Yeah.
Me, too.
I'm just... I'm...
I'm hanging out.
SADIE: Yeah.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, same.
Do... do you dance?
Oh, yeah.
Absolutely not.
Yeah.
Me neither.
SADIE: Who dances, right?
Who dances?
Do you drink?
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Me, too.
SADIE: OK.
Want to grab a drink?
Sure.
If you could design
anything, what would it be?
Oh, OK.
Well, I love mixing something
more structured with something
wild.
I really like an arrangement
that feels a little untamed.
I know.
It's weird.
No.
No, no.
SADIE: I... I
a thing for flowers.
I... I... I get it.
SADIE: Yeah.
Yeah.
You know, just, like,
a little... something unexpected.
Yes.
I like that in architecture.
SADIE: Yeah.
Oh, right.
[chatter]
ASH: Like, I'm going
to go back to my friend.
Just get right up, and just go.
All right.
So we're bidding on this
pretty big housing project
right now
for the mayor's office,
which is something that's going
to bring me back to Louisville.
But I'm trying to avoid it.
My dad doesn't get
the vision for my company
or why I'm doing what I'm doing.
My mom's the same.
I get a lot "be
practical," which,
I mean, I get because I've...
I've made a lot of mistakes
these last years,
letting someone else dictate
who I was going to be, you know,
not telling the truth
about what I want.
That sounds...
Like the reason I left
here a few years ago.
Chase a thing that's about me,
not what others want from me.
Yeah.
It shouldn't be so hard, right?
No.
You know, maybe we
should band together.
- Oh, I like that.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Safety in numbers.
Mm-hmm.
[onitod, "love your neighbor"]
Oh, my gosh, it's so late.
I have to go.
I'm...
Yeah.
Yeah.
- Gotta work early.
- I, you know, I could...
Probably do, too.
I do, but I...
I could give you a lift home.
Oh, I'm walking distance,
and I came with a friend.
OK.
Well, I offer to walk
you home next time.
OK.
OK.
Oh, before you go...
Sadie Moore.
Ash Taylor.
OK.
OK.
- Ready?
- Yeah.
Nice to meet you, Shep.
Thanks, Nate.
I'm so sorry.
No worries.
So you're not so out
of practice after all.
[cheerful music]
[lively chatter]
Hey.
I work for Delilah's, and...
Excuse me.
She sent me.
Did you say that
you work for Delilah?
Yes.
Girl, most of us have been
through that trial by fire.
You OK?
Yeah.
I'm surviving.
What'd she do, send you
on some impossible mission?
Have you source flowers you
can't even find in Louisville?
Actually, I'm... I'm going
to do a baby shower so...
She's letting you take
on a client of your own?
Yeah.
Way to go.
Well, now I'm terrified.
We will help you, OK?
OK.
There's not a lot of stock
with it being six days to Derby.
But I can show you this.
Come on.
OK.
[pounding, whirring]
Whoa, whoa, wait.
Wait a second.
Wait a second.
Hold on.
What are these?
They're the shingles,
the ones we ordered.
These aren't going
to pass inspection
by the Historic Landmarks
and Preservation
Districts Commission.
Listen, we're seven days
till Derby, all right?
I mean, you can't just order
custom roofing materials...
on a Sunday at that...
get it, and then
expect everything
to be installed and ready
by the time that we need it.
Move your guys to the deck,
and I'll take it from here.
All right, fellas.
Let's go.
I can talk to him.
Look, I just need you
to call Lexington Mill.
Tell Michael David
that we have a custom
order for slate shingles.
It's an impossible
timeline, but it's
for me, and Churchill Downs,
and we'll both owe him for life.
[mellow music]
[sighing]
[lively chatter]
FRANK: Welcome.
Welcome, everybody.
Please, please take a seat.
Take a seat.
We're so happy to see
you all decked out
for Derby Week's opening day.
Six days till the big race.
[cheering]
Don't worry, OK?
Angel Face is going to get a
great post position in the draw.
Yeah.
Well, if we don't, we will be
out of it before it even starts.
So, OK, this is my chance
to move up to head trainer.
This is it.
It's going to be great.
Yeah.
FRANK: all put together by our
incredible and dedicated staff.
[applause]
18,000 thoroughbred horses
are born each year, and
only 20 make it to the Derby.
Congratulations to all our
entrants on their achievement.
Right!
[applause]
Now I'm going to turn this
over to our Racing Secretary,
Sonya Aycore, for the draw I
know you're all waiting for.
SONYA: Thank you, Frank.
Welcome, everyone.
Our Assistant Racing
Secretary, Dan Burke,
will be drawing all the numbers.
And so with no further ado.
[rattling]
Number four.
Post position
number four, Unique.
Jockey, Lars Lindstrom.
[applause]
Nice job, Dad.
It's my favorite day.
[laughter]
Number 13.
Post position
13, Fire of Desire.
Jockey, David Wolfe.
[applause]
Number seven.
Post position number
seven, Velvet Rally.
Jockey, Evan Lai Pitt.
[applause]
Those repairs seem
a little behind.
Are you checking on me?
Well, your foreman Dean's
worked for me a long time.
DAN: Number one.
So he... he came
to you instead of...
SONYA: Number one.
Claire...
It's your big day.
So I'm not going to tell
you the mountains
I'm moving to meet
your deadline or how I'm trying
to get your crew on board.
SONYA: Jockey, Jake Von Wagner.
But we'll be on target, OK?
What do you have to say to Ash?
As long as you're done on time.
I need to get some air.
Air?
We're outside.
I think I'm going
to get a little air, too.
[mellow music]
Number 17.
Post position
number 17, Angel Face.
Jockey, Chris Coffier.
[applause]
17 is not so bad.
In the history
of the Kentucky Derby,
position 17 is the only
post without a winner.
I'm going to take a walk.
Hey, let me come with you.
No.
I'm just going to go
to the stables for a while.
Are you sure?
Hey.
Hey.
So this is how he
wants to get closer.
He's the worst.
[chuckles]
I love the history here.
I know how lucky we are
to be part of this tradition.
But when will he ever
get over the part
that I don't want
to be like him?
You know your dad's
Uncle Charlie?
He was at university
when they put
up the Empire State Building.
And he was desperate to move to
New York to build skyscrapers.
What happened?
Well, his father forbade him.
And he took over the farm and
made it into what it is today.
We owe him a debt of gratitude.
Except he never got
to do what he wanted.
[mellow music]
Excuse me, Mom.
Hey.
Oh, hey.
Didn't see you there.
What you... what
you working on?
My best friend's baby
shower is tomorrow.
And the florist I work
for challenged me.
And I want to blow her away
without using too much stock
or making her think I
don't understand margin.
Sorry.
You're making me really nervous.
I don't know much about flowers,
but these are spectacular.
And you're smart thinking
like an owner and designer.
How to please a client
without breaking the bank.
Thanks.
You know there are... are
wildflowers in the fields
near where I grew up?
I don't know.
If you ever wanted free stock,
I'd be happy to show you them
sometime.
Really?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
No.
That would...
I don't know anything
about them so...
Right.
No.
That would be so nice.
I'm so sorry.
I... I told my parents
I'd be back
with them for the opening race.
- Of course, yeah.
No.
Go.
Go.
Go.
I mean, I could give
you my number if...
Yeah.
Sure.
OK.
It's Sadie, I don't know,
if you forgot or anything.
- No, I didn't.
- So there you go.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Thanks.
It's so nice.
Thank you for showing
me your book.
Enjoy the race.
[guitar music]
[phone pinging]
[chuckling]
[cheerful music]
CAMILA: I knew
you would kill it.
Thank you so much.
Here.
Let me help.
I got it.
Oh, who did these
beautiful flowers?
Sadie did.
This is Sadie Moore.
Hi.
Hi.
They're gorgeous.
Thanks.
You... you wouldn't happen
to be free later this week,
would you?
My fundraiser is days
away, and my florist called
out with a family emergency.
Please say yes.
Um, yes?
Oh, perfect.
I'm Lillie.
Here's my card.
Call me directly
after this event,
and we'll go over your quote.
OK.
I'll need something
with red roses, of course.
It is Derby Week, after all.
Red roses.
Right.
Uh-huh.
Sure.
You are a lifesaver, Sadie.
- OK.
- Thank you.
All right.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Hello.
What just happened?
You just got hired, and I
just got a commission.
Oh, my god.
[yelling, laughter]
DELILAH: Lillie Taylor Reed, the
wife of Churchill Downs's CEO.
You said yes to the biggest
gala in town two days
before our annual event?
What were you thinking?
I didn't know who she was.
I mean, the closest I
get to the frontside
is planting geraniums
in the infield.
She... I don't know.
She... she walked by.
She liked my flowers.
She said it was
for a fundraiser.
I'll say.
Well, I... I figured
we could do it together.
"We?
I'm not doing that party.
You just said it was
the biggest gala in town.
Which takes months of prep.
There's no lead time
or stock to pull
together something this
important, much less public.
And I'm not going
to compromise work
I already committed
to because you
said yes without consulting me.
Right, but I...
I did... I said yes.
So what do I do?
Figure out how to do
it under your own banner
with no capital and none of my
stock, and without jeopardizing
work you already
committed to for me.
I hope this party works
out because when it's over,
you might need to find
another florist to work for.
[melancholy music]
Delilah, I...
No.
Hey there.
So... so sorry.
Do you have any red roses?
No.
OK.
You wouldn't happen to have
any red roses, would you?
Oh, no.
Do you have any red roses?
Red roses?
- No.
OK.
Do you have any red roses?
No.
No.
What have you gotten
yourself into, Sadie?
Hey there.
Hi.
SADIE: Hi.
Just checking to see
if you have any red roses.
Red roses five days
before the Derby?
I know.
Oh, sorry, hon.
I wish I could help you
out, but they're gone.
I know.
I know.
OK.
Thank you.
Thanks anyway.
I... I appreciate it.
[knocking]
You OK?
Delilah finally get to you?
No.
I torpedoed my own career before
it had the chance to take off.
I took on a last-minute
event, and it ended up
being bigger than I imagined.
And now I can't manage
the supply for it.
This week is murder, OK?
We're all up against it.
Yeah.
[soft music]
There is one place
that'll still have roses.
Oh, my gosh, is
that Michelle Smythe?
Yes.
Chief merchant
and marketing for Goldoni's.
Responsible for the one and only
Kentucky Derby Rose Blanket.
OK.
OK.
I'm going to go talk to her.
Mm-hmm.
OK.
[chucking]
Yeah.
Yeah.
You know you'll get
there faster if you move.
Forward.
- Yeah.
I'm working towards it.
BOTH: Yep.
OK.
OK.
OK.
[clears throat] Thanks, Hannah.
OK.
I'll see you Saturday.
Excuse me, Ms. Smythe?
- Yes.
- Hi.
You... you don't know me.
My name is Sadie Moore.
But I think you know
my mom, Anna Moore.
Of course.
Of course.
How is Anna?
Oh, she's good.
Yeah.
Busy.
Of... of course.
I mean, this time of year
is chaos for those of us
in the field.
Yes.
It... it is chaotic.
Yeah.
Was there something
else you wanted to say?
I have my first big
event in two days,
and unfortunately,
I'm short on supply.
Oh, of course.
You wouldn't happen
to know where there might
be some spare roses, would you?
Unfortunately, that's
the one flower I can't
help you with before next week.
My supplier is in South America.
I'll have plenty
left over next week.
But that's not very
helpful right now.
I'm sorry.
But if I hear something,
I'll reach out.
That would mean a lot.
Thank you, Ms. Smythe.
Call me Michelle.
We florists have
to stick together.
[cheerful music]
[whirring]
That's right.
[pounding]
Sadie Moore.
Ash Taylor.
You said there were wildflowers
near where you grew up?
Any chance you have roses?
I'm in a real bind.
Could I ask you
to take me there,
and I'll bring
my cutting shears?
After work OK?
I mean, it sounds like you're
in an emergency flower situation
so...
- I... I am.
I am.
Yeah.
Can you ride a horse?
[cheerful music]
You can ride.
Come on, baby.
I'm from Kentucky.
[laughs]
ASH: Look at this over here.
See all those?
SADIE: Oh, yeah.
[horse blowing]
Wow.
Is this a climbing prairie rose?
You know these are really
rare to find in Louisville?
They've been here
as long as I can remember.
Looks like it grew some
voluntary brothers and sisters.
So you couldn't just steal
some flowers from your day job?
Number one, greenhouse
plants are committed right now.
Number two, greenhouse
plants and florist flowers
are two totally
different things.
How?
Oh, that's a serious question.
I know nothing about flowers.
So the greenhouse is about
managing, growing, cultivating.
Floristry is more
emotional, bringing
beauty into people's lives.
Being a part of those moments,
it's... it's really the only
way I want to spend my life.
[horse blowing]
I mean, look at this.
So what do you think?
Amazing.
I can't even believe it.
- Yeah.
It's going to work?
- Thank you.
Thank you so much.
You're very, very welcome.
LILLIE: Ash!
ASH: That was fun.
LILLIE: Ash, your dad's
trying to call you!
I've been in the field, Mom.
[mellow music]
Lillie Taylor Reed is your mom?
Yeah.
I figured you knew.
I... I just...
I'm... I'm going to...
I'm going to go.
Hold on.
Wait.
What about the flowers?
You need them for your event.
I'm not going to take
flowers from your property
to do an event for your family.
My family?
[mellow music, liquid pouring]
Ash is a Reed?
SADIE: Yes, and Lillie
Taylor Reed is his mom.
The wife of Frank Reed?
Correct, and the host
of the biggest
charity event of the season,
and my newest client.
Right.
Yes.
Oh, wow.
Oh, OK.
So are you... are you
upset because he's a Reed?
Or are you upset because he
didn't tell you...
No.
That he's a Reed?
I'm upset because he
assumes that everybody
knows he's the boss's son.
But probably more
because I allowed myself
to get pulled away
from the reason
I came back here, just
like I did with Eddie.
ANNA: Hold on.
You can't compare ash
to your ex-husband.
No, no.
I'm comparing me.
I let myself fall again
without asking any questions.
And coming back here
and starting over, I mean,
it... it hasn't been easy.
I don't want to lose
focus or any more time.
How can we help?
You're doing it
by being here right now.
Thank you.
I love you.
If you did have a lucky
break sitting somewhere,
though, I would take that.
[chuckling]
ANNA: Oh, luck is
just a combination
of hard work and timing.
You have never been
afraid of hard work,
and you are stronger now.
Resilient.
Your great grandmother
Gigi came here on her own
and built so much.
You can do the same.
No, you're right.
Gigi did it alone,
and I can do it, too.
Hey, you're not alone.
ANNA: Plus, you're not the first
woman in the family to have
her trust in a Reed backfire.
[mellow music]
What do you mean?
[horse blowing]
[water sprinkling, yelling]
Stop!
Stop!
Stop it!
Well, what are you doing there?
Me?
What are you doing?
I didn't see you.
Oh, was that before
or after you drenched me?
Well, here.
Let me try to...
Excuse me.
What do you think you're doing?
Look, I don't
think you're supposed
to talk to people like that.
Oh, how am I supposed
to talk to the man
that just tried to drown me?
[laughs] Who are you?
Gloria Green.
I work in the greenhouse.
And you are?
They call me Lefty.
ANNA (VOICEOVER): Gigi
and Charlie fell in love.
They were going to get
married, move to New York.
[sweet music]
He gave her this necklace
as a token of his love.
CHARLIE: Gloria Green.
Always keep the horseshoe up
so the luck doesn't run out.
ANNA (VOICEOVER): It was
a whirlwind love affair.
I imported this
from Canada, like you,
the climbing prairie rose.
I thought it might like it here.
Lefty, I love it,
but you didn't have to.
I want you to have roots here.
LILLIE: Gloria was a greenhouse
worker from Canada,
who your Great Uncle Charlie
proposed to in the 1930s.
The family story is Gloria was a
gold digger who charmed Charlie
out of money and jewelry.
Wow.
[piano music]
Wait.
The same Uncle Charlie that
wanted to be a builder?
GLORIA: What is all this?
These are the original
blueprints of the spires.
I've been studying them so I
can design my own in New York,
with you.
What are you saying?
CHARLIE: I asked Mrs. Goldman
to plant them into the shape
of a horseshoe because...
because I needed
to ask you properly.
I want you to be exactly
who you want to be.
Chase all your dreams, and I
pledge to do the same forever.
Will you marry me?
Yes, Lefty, I will marry you.
[chuckling]
[dramatic music]
[birds chirping]
So that's me right there.
All right.
They're going to love you.
Come on.
[chuckling]
Father, Mother, please meet
Gloria Green from Ottawa.
How do you do,
Mr. and Mrs. Reed?
It's my pleasure to meet you.
You have a beautiful home.
MR. REED: You are
not going to marry
a girl from the greenhouse.
You will get
your grandmother's ring back,
and then you will escort Ellie
Spindell to the debutante lunch
this week.
And that is that.
Father, I love her.
Let this girl go.
ANNA: His family, however,
did not condone the match.
So he left her for another
woman, at which point
she gave the necklace back.
[dramatic music]
BARBARA: Gloria?
I did the trimming
and mulching and...
I'd like to speak with
you about something else.
You've done fine work here.
I'd like to promote you, have
you work directly with me
and learn the whole operation.
You stay here, you could
be a part of history.
[horse neighing]
I don't care about her.
Then why were you with her?
My family asked me to.
After you proposed to me.
How can I be with
a man who doesn't
see everything that he has and
how much he could do with it?
No.
No.
I want you to keep that.
It's for you and you only.
I'll change for you.
I'll change because of you.
Please.
I can't take that chance.
[melancholy music]
Please, Gloria.
CAMILA: That is so crazy.
Oh, my gosh, poor Gigi.
Oh, no, the Gigi I knew was
not someone to feel sorry for.
That woman always landed on her
feet, just like you will.
Let's hope.
Gloria and Charlie were
from different stratospheres.
Made the relationship
difficult at the time.
Not all that easy, as we
know, these days, either.
I don't know, Mom.
Halsey and I were from
the same stratosphere,
and it's not exactly like
things worked out there.
No blue skies?
[laughs] More like
gray suits, pinstriped,
with matching mutual funds.
What are you going to do?
[sighing]
SADIE: Love you.
Watch the baby.
- I love you.
- Thank you for tonight.
- Of course.
[mellow music]
Did... Did Ash drop these off?
Oh, my gosh.
[lively music]
Dean, got your new shingles.
Get your team
on them right away.
You turned that around.
Michael David and I go way back.
Michael David, he's...
ASH: Best custom
millwork in the Midwest.
He's fast-tracked materials
to a bunch of my projects,
and in return, I teach his
daughter's Girl Scout troop
woodshop classes.
You didn't think I could do it.
I'd be a liar if I said I did.
OK.
All right, fellas,
let's get on it, huh?
All right.
Cool.
[lively music]
Hi.
Yep.
Yep.
Yep.
Perfection.
Oh, you're pretty there.
LILLIE: Oh, Sadie,
everything is gorgeous.
Thank you.
I'm so glad you like it.
With no notice, very few
resources, and tons of pressure,
very few people could
have pulled this off.
Well, I had a bit of help
and your own wildflowers.
When my friends ask
me who did the flowers,
can I give them your name?
Because they will ask.
That sounds great.
Thank you.
You've been so kind to me.
Well, I think you are
a very special person.
And for the record,
someone else does, too.
[mellow music]
LILLIE: Hey.
Hey.
Wow, you did a really good job.
Thank you.
Thank you.
With your help as well.
Listen, I'm sorry for running
off the other day.
Are you open
to having a conversation
after the Winsday
event tomorrow?
I can text you the spot
I'm thinking of.
OK.
OK.
You look great.
Thanks.
So do you.
Thank you.
[sighing]
[cheerful music, chatter]
Hey.
Hey.
I heard the project's
back on track.
Are you still
chatting with Dean?
And I'd like to offer
you something in return.
Really?
What's that?
Would you emcee
Winsday for me tomorrow?
But Winsday is your event.
You've been emceeing
it since the beginning.
Winsday is
a reflection of the great
work of Louisville's nonprofits,
the do-gooders, like you.
You got a bid
in at the mayor's office.
It'll give you
a chance to highlight
the work being done
in the community
and spotlight your own.
I'm just trying
to support something
you've already put into motion.
[sighs] Did Mom
put you up to this?
Yes.
And it's a good idea.
[chuckling]
Well, I appreciate the offer.
I'd love to do it.
Excellent.
Thank you.
[clinking]
ASH: May I get
your attention, please?
Welcome to Winsday Wednesday
at Churchill Downs.
[cheering]
Churchill Downs
spearheads many projects,
but one of its crowning
achievements is today, Winsday.
Under the leadership
of Frank Reed,
the organization makes
an ongoing public commitment
to uplift and celebrate local
nonprofits and the crucial work
they do.
When we're given a spotlight,
it's our duty to act as a beacon
and shine that light
into the darkest corners
to ease the suffering
and burden of others.
[mellow music]
In partnership with
the Community Foundation
of Louisville, we are lucky
to shine that light so brightly
here today.
[cheering]
Thank you, everybody.
Have a great event.
Michelle!
- Michelle!
- Hello!
Hi!
Hi!
What are you doing here?
How do you two know each other?
Well, we met
at the Flower Market.
I may have dropped
your name to say hello.
And I saw the two
of you over here.
And I had to find out,
did you find your roses?
I made it work.
Oh, glad to hear it.
ANNA: Are you here as the
Goldoni sponsor for Winsday?
MICHELLE: Yes,
but I thought maybe
I could take that
tour of the greenhouse
that you and I are
always talking about.
Of course.
Sadie, why don't you
take Michelle over,
give her the VIP treatment?
Yeah.
I'd... I'd be happy
to give you the tour.
ANNA: Great.
- Great.
Thank you.
Good to see you.
ASH: Thank you very much.
I appreciate that.
- Thank you.
Yeah.
Thank you.
GUEST: Have a good night.
Have a good night.
Joel Hilary, the mayor's
Chief of Staff.
I wanted you to know you've made
the final round on your bid.
Really?
Wow.
Well, that's... that's fantastic.
I look forward to hearing
from you and the mayor.
Absolutely.
All right.
Enjoy the event.
Pleasure.
FRANK: Joel!
Great choice of speaker.
The projects he's
doing in Cincinnati,
building affordable
housing and community
centers, that's the thing
the mayor wants to spotlight.
You know about his work.
Are you kidding?
Taylor Heritage is
on everyone's radar.
He's building a legacy,
Mr. Reed, the kind
that changes lives.
[chuckling]
[muffled dance music]
Wait until you see this place.
[knocking]
MAN: Password.
Bubbling over.
[jazzy dance music]
What do you think?
It's... it's incredible.
I mean, maybe nothing
will come of it,
but how great getting to know
Michelle from Goldoni's?
Yeah.
Just the access that
she has, the knowledge,
but also the big vision.
Am I rambling?
- No.
I'm rambling.
No, you are not rambling at all.
Thank you.
[sighing]
You have a big vision.
I saw it at the gala.
I can hear it when you talk
about what you want to do.
Yeah.
But you, too.
Your speech earlier
today, what you
said about shining a light, what
your business revolves around.
Giving others
dignity and a chance,
I realized that that's
all I've wanted to do.
It's really inspiring.
I want to clear the air.
I wasn't hiding
who I am from you.
I've been given grief my whole
life for being Frank Reed's son.
So when I started
my construction company,
I dropped my last name, Reed.
And I started using my middle
name, Taylor, so no one
would think I got favoritism.
[soft jazz music]
I know you don't dance but...
Are you going to make me dance?
Yeah.
It's kind of a tradition here.
Let's do it.
Oh, my gosh.
What?
Oh, my gosh, it can't be.
That's
my great-grandmother, Gigi.
Next to my great-uncle Charlie?
Do you know the story?
Yes.
So it must be true.
Well, personally, I'm
glad it didn't work out.
But it is a little sad, though.
I mean, he broke her heart.
Well, yeah, exactly, but do
you... do you blame him?
Back then, he had
no choice, right?
I guess so.
Early 20th century.
Powerful family.
Legacy.
Add in the Depression.
Exactly.
I would have kept
the necklace myself.
Wait, what?
I mean, it's... it's not
like she was a gold digger.
No, she wasn't.
I'm sorry.
I mean, she kept the gifts
for practical reasons.
I don't know why you're
getting so upset.
It's because your family
is passing
down a lie about my family.
She didn't keep the ring
or the necklace.
She gave them back.
I believe you.
Can... can we just
go back to dancing?
Well, you should believe me
because I'm telling the truth,
not because you're
trying to pacify me.
Yeah.
I'm just going to get going, OK?
I've got an... an early morning.
So no one knows
what exactly happened?
Nope.
The truth was lost with them.
OK.
Well, what does this have
to do with you and Ash?
I don't know.
I just keep thinking it's
the same story, you know?
He's from one world,
and I'm from another.
OK.
Well, it's not the 1930s,
and matters of the heart
are so much easier these days.
Are they?
Yeah.
[phone pinging]
[horse neighing]
Is everything OK?
You're not going
to believe this.
The roses for the Derby
Blanket are
stuck in South America
apparently due to a flash flood.
Oh, my gosh.
Michelle from
Goldoni's just texted.
They need to source 1,000 roses.
The Derby is in three days.
Camilla, roses are
like gold right now.
She's asking if I can help.
OK.
Well, what about... what
about... what about Ash's farm?
No.
No, I can't.
Anyway, three rose bushes aren't
going to give me 1,000 roses.
CAMILA: Right now,
you have no roses so...
and you know the lore
of the Derby.
Any horse can win
on the big day.
Even from post
position number 17.
Hey, looks like
the underdogs have to give
it everything they've got.
[laughs]
DELILAH: No local florist
has supplied the roses
for the Blanket in 40 years.
What if we engage the community?
People care about
protecting the tradition.
I... I don't know
what I can do to help.
Delilah, you are one
of the most respected and, quite
frankly, terrifying florists
in all of Louisville,
whose business model relies
solely on word of mouth.
Your contact list
alone includes some
of the most influential people
in all of the commonwealth.
You can do more than you know.
[cheerful music] I have an idea.
You got it?
- Yeah.
You're good?
OK.
Fellow florists,
we're in a crisis.
The Derby's Blanket
of Roses needs your help.
If you have any roses
to spare, please
bring them to the greenhouse
at Churchill Downs.
Let's come together and protect
a piece of Kentucky history.
OK.
Now what?
Now we post it
and we wait, and hope.
In the meantime, I'm going
to visit a local vendor.
[pounding, whirring]
ASH: So we're just adding
the additional support
where the second one was, OK?
WORKER: All right.
Thanks.
[knocking]
Hey.
Hey.
I didn't expect to see you.
Yeah.
I need to apologize for taking
off like that again.
I don't know what about you
has turned me into a runner.
I... I need to apologize
to you as well.
I shouldn't have taken that
story about Gloria and Charlie
at face value.
And I should have given you more
of the benefit of the doubt.
Listen, I didn't just
come here to apologize.
You know that rosebush
on your property?
Yeah.
Do you happen to have
any more of those?
So you just use
me for my flowers?
I do.
That's why I'm here, for
your goodwill and your flora.
Plant marauder.
It does run in the family.
Guilty.
Yeah.
I'll meet you there.
Great.
Thank you.
[door opening, closing]
[guitar music]
Hello.
No horses?
Seems more practical
to source roses over lunch.
My neighbor has a greenhouse.
Let's check there first.
SADIE: At this point, I'll
take anything I can get.
ASH: Why don't we head
to the edge of the property?
I haven't been there in years.
[engine revving]
It's so beautiful out here.
I loved it growing up.
So I know what pushed you away.
But what brings you back?
It's home.
Loved everything about it.
Riding.
Tending the horses.
Working the stables.
We have had two Triple Crown
winners and eight Derby winners
in less than 100 years.
That's incredible.
Do you have any
running this year?
No, only in the Oaks.
But the long shot
is the descendant
of one of our long-ago
studs, Wings of an Angel.
The long shot Angel Face?
Yeah.
That's my friend Camila's horse.
Really?
Yeah.
She's dying because he's
in post number 17.
It's a tough post to break from.
Camila and I like to call
each other companion horses.
Oh, the best kind of horses.
Why do you say that?
Horses are herd animals.
They thrive on social
interaction.
Ones that have companions
tend to be more even-tempered
and relaxed.
I've been asking
my parents for years
to start a thoroughbred
retirement foundation.
Oh, you mean, retraining
them to be companion horses?
ASH: Yeah.
That's a great idea.
Well, I think so.
If I can get my dad on board.
DEAN: Hey there, Frank.
What can I do for you?
Looking for Ash.
Oh, he went off
with his lunch hour
to meet a girl from
the greenhouse.
How's it going?
Good, good.
Really good.
Listen, Frank, I
got to be honest.
I had my doubts
when you hired Ash.
But your son did a great job.
He really did.
- That's good to hear.
- Yeah.
[chuckles]
I'm not sure where to go next.
[phone pinging repeatedly]
They must have
all come in at once.
There's no reception out there.
It's Delilah.
What?
Oh, my gosh, our video has
been reposted over 100 times.
There are literally dozens
of comments and DMs.
Yeah.
Look at this.
People are just
offering up their roses.
People... oh, my gosh,
there are shops, growers,
even fans with home gardens.
People are driving
to the greenhouse
right now to deliver
all of their roses.
I don't... I'm... oh,
my gosh, I'm blown
away by people's generosity.
And, you, thank you.
They believe in you.
[guitar music]
I believe in you.
Thank you so much.
[lively chatter]
HANNAH: Sadie, you
know no one was
going to let this Blanket fail.
You're the best.
So are you.
The count is
officially over 1,000!
[cheering]
We did it!
You did it.
Everything collected today
was from someone you touched.
Let's go get this Blanket built.
Let's do it.
[guitar music]
And there they are,
our heroes, Sadie and Delilah!
[cheering]
[cheerful music]
So we're sorting
through all the roses
now to pick out the 465 best.
Sadie, would you like
to sew in the first one?
Um, yes.
Yes, of course.
Thank you.
OK.
Perfect.
[cheering]
[happy music]
Great grandma would
have been so proud.
I can't believe I'm
going to say this.
But I've really enjoyed working
here these last two weeks.
And I'm a little sorry
to have to move on.
Yeah.
Well, it's the most
exciting two minutes
in sports, the best community in
the world, 152 year tradition.
What's not to like?
Maybe I should have been
more open-minded about it.
"It" being your Dad?
My dad, Churchill Downs,
they become one and the same.
FRANK: Admiring the work?
Mr. Reed, good to see you.
Shep.
Thanks, Shep.
The spires look wonderful.
My Uncle Charlie
wanted to be a builder,
and his father pressured him
into the family business.
And he stayed on and made
Golden Reed Farms
one of the best
in the country, supported
workers and staff for decades.
It was his legacy.
But the way the family
strong-armed him,
I don't want that to be
the legacy for us.
You're your own man.
You've built a life
worthy of respect.
I should have told you before
now how proud I am of you.
Also, your mother
didn't send me here
or ask me to say any of that.
Yeah, but she's
going to be really
excited when she hears you did.
Oh, yeah, big brownie points.
Also, you and Sadie
saved our Blanket?
Yeah.
Sadie.
Sadie did.
She's... she's really...
she's really something else.
Well, I look forward
to thanking her in person.
Sometime soon?
Buy you a drink?
Yes, but I...
I gotta get some
work done first, OK?
Maybe tomorrow night.
You got it.
[cheerful music]
You did hard things,
and you never gave up.
When I have my shop
someday, I'm going
to call it Gigi's because I'd
never be me if you weren't you.
[mellow music]
[soft music]
GLORIA: Charlie.
You came back.
I can't keep this.
No.
It's yours.
I made it for you.
Gloria.
I wish you luck, Charlie.
You were my luck, Gloria.
CHARLIE (VOICEOVER): My dearest
Gloria, I write to apologize.
Though my heart chose
you, my courage faltered.
May you find the love
that sustains
you and allows you to grow,
like our climbing prairie rose.
I understand now
why you returned
the necklace, the gift that
represents all I dreamed for us.
If I were another kind of man
in another time in another life,
we could have been.
I hope that my legacy is not
how I failed you but what
and who I loved.
Maybe the next generation
will do better.
With love, Charlie.
[piano music]
"And maybe the next
generation will do better."
Oh, my gosh.
[phone vibrating]
I have something for you.
I have something for you.
ASH (ON PHONE): Meet
me at the pagoda.
OK.
Gigi didn't take anything.
She gave it back to him.
Charlie hid it.
He preserved it
at Churchill Downs.
Can I?
Yeah.
[mellow music]
Horseshoe pointed up
so the luck doesn't run out.
Gigi always told me that.
ASH: It's your legacy.
It's both our legacies.
Will you wear it Saturday
and come to the Derby with me?
Of course, I will.
[lively chatter]
[JOHN STEWART, "LET THE BIG
HORSE RUN"]
(SINGING) Oh, the sun shines
bright over old Kentucky
Over old Kentucky
on the Derby day
They let him run
They let the big horse run
Let him run, let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, Let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, let him run
Let him
[mellow music]
You look amazing.
We look amazing.
May I?
Hey.
Hey, everyone.
Happy Derby Day.
Oh, you look beautiful.
LILLIE: Oh, look who's here.
- Mom, Dad.
LILLIE: Yes.
Hey.
Oh, we are so glad you
were able to join us.
You look magnificent.
FRANK: Indeed.
Thank you so much
for the invitation.
Dad, this is Sadie.
Sadie, this is Frank Reed.
So nice to meet you.
FRANK: It's so nice to meet you.
I believe we have you
to thank for the last minute
rescue of our Blanket of Roses?
It was a community effort,
your own farm included.
Oh, we appreciate
everything you did.
LILLIE: Can I grab
you a mint julep?
Sure.
FRANK: Yeah.
[chuckling]
One for me, too, Mom.
LILLIE: OK.
The necklace really suits you.
Oh, I love it so much.
I'm so glad.
GUEST: Who fixed the spire?
It's seamless.
You wouldn't know anything
ever happened to it.
That was my son, Ash, Ash Taylor
of Taylor Heritage Construction.
He's...
Sorry...
taking on that big
project in the mayor's office.
But after that, I'm
hoping we can rope him
into coming back
here maybe in time
for one of your next projects.
Well, we... we already have
another project lined up.
It's a... it's a charity
job, right, Dad?
We're in very early talks
on a rehoming program
for retired racehorses,
specializing in retraining
them to be companions.
Calling it the Frank
Reed Aftercare Program,
located at Golden Reed.
We're very, very
excited about it.
What can I say?
I'm a do-gooder.
HOST (ON PA): Please
turn your attention
to the infield for the Blanket
of Roses procession.
[chuckling]
- If you'll excuse me.
- Yeah.
- Mom, I gotta steal her.
- OK.
Come on.
Come with me.
OK.
[guitar music]
HOST (ON PA): Ladies
and gentlemen,
the 152nd Kentucky Derby
Blanket of Roses presented by...
Hey, here we are.
HOST (ON PA): our
friends at Goldoni's.
Wow.
Look at this.
Oh.
Wow.
[chuckling]
It really happened.
Because of you.
[chuckling]
[cheering]
HOST (ON PA): Ladies
and gentlemen,
the 152nd Kentucky Derby
Blanket of Roses presented
by our friends at Goldoni's.
[cheering]
There they are.
Oh, it all looks perfect.
Thank you.
HOST (ON PA): Ladies
and gentlemen,
the City of Louisville,
the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
and sports fans from
around the world
have been waiting
for this moment.
Riders up!
[cheering]
Oh, my gosh, look,
there's Camila.
Oh, you have no idea how
hard she's worked for this.
I wish I could be
with her right now.
You are.
[dramatic music]
I want that underdog to win.
It's been a good
week for underdogs.
[fanfare]
Come on, Angel Face!
Angel Face?
It's a long shot from post 17.
We've had a long
shot come in before
with Angel Face's great grandpa.
OK.
HOST (ON PA): And they're off!
FRANK: OK.
Come on.
Come on.
Let's go.
Let's go.
LILLIE: Yes.
HOST (ON PA): Unique
at the lead with a strong break
out of the gate.
My gosh.
Oh, my gosh.
HOST (ON PA): Angel
Face is five lengths off
the lead and dropping.
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
You got it!
Come on, Angel Face!
SHEP: Go, Angel Face!
HOST (ON PA): Coming
into the first turn, Fire
of Desire coming strong on 3.
Come on, Angel Face!
LILLIE: Go.
Go.
- All right.
He's coming around
the first turn.
HOST (ON PA): Here he
comes, picking them
off one by one, Angel Face.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh, look,
he's moving up.
HOST (ON PA): Angel Face!
AUDIENCE: Come on!
Come on!
He's winning!
[cheering]
HOST (ON PA): The long
shot surges to the front.
Unbelievable.
Angel Face is taking the lead.
Angel Face has done it!
He's won.
The impossible is happening.
The long shot Angel Face
has won the Kentucky Derby.
[cheering]
Oh, my gosh!
Wow!
[cheering]
AUDIENCE: Angel Face, he won!
I can't believe it.
You know what the crown rose
on the blanket stands for?
The struggle and heart it
takes to become a winner.
Speaking of, I talked
to Michelle at Goldoni's.
Starting next year,
blankets, crown rose,
and the jockey's
60 roses are going
to come from local
Louisville florists,
and we'd like you
to be the first one.
Are you serious?
Yes, I am.
Well, thank you.
Thank you so much.
So glad you're happy.
So kind.
You're very welcome.
You deserve it.
OK.
We gotta go celebrate.
[laughter]
[mellow music]
[cheering]
Oh, my gosh.
What do you say, florist?
I've never felt
luckier in my life.
[rising joyful music]
[theme music]
[audio logo]
[soft music]
I found this place for you.
I thought you might like it.
And I wanted to give you this.
Open it.
It's beautiful.
I can't accept this.
We hardly know each other,
and this looks expensive, real.
It is real.
It's diamonds and gold.
I've got plans
to move to New York
and build the biggest
buildings in the world.
And I want to do
it with someone who
knows what she wants out of life
and has the guts to do it.
Gloria, please.
GLORIA: Will you
put it on for me?
And always keep the horseshoe
up so the luck doesn't run out.
I love you, Gloria, forever.
[upbeat music]
(SINGING) I can't wait
I can't wait
I can't wait to try
my luck in Kentucky
I can't wait
Oh, I can't wait
I can't wait to try
my luck in Kentucky, yeah
ANNA: We're two
weeks from the Derby.
What do you mean you're leaving?
I finished my work.
I have to get to my other job.
ANNA: We pay a perfectly
good wage here.
You don't have to moonlight.
I know, and I love it here.
But Mom, Delilah's...
Is the best flower shop in town.
And my chance to become
a full-time florist.
Working as an entry-level
assistant.
Hey, that's how people
chase their dreams.
One step at a time.
Your great grandmother
grew this greenhouse
into what it is today, creating
work for your grandmother and me
and...
BOTH: generations of workers
for almost 100 years.
I know, and I am so proud
to be a part of that tradition.
So why not be realistic?
Having a dream isn't realistic.
That's why they call it a dream.
I let go of so much
for too long.
I don't want to do that anymore.
I'm OK starting at the bottom
if that's what it takes.
Honey, I just want you to be
happy, have a life, maybe even...
Just no, no, no.
Get married again...
a good marriage this time.
Have some kids.
And I'm out.
I love you.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Well, can you at least put
some eyes on the infield?
Rumor has it that storm
did some real damage.
I'm worried about
the Winner's Circle.
You got it.
It's not wrong to want
to be a grandmother,
before I'm too old
to be a grandmother.
Right?
[sighs]
[guitar music]
[horses neighing]
MAN: Hey, Sadie.
MAN: Morning, Sadie.
Hey.
Oh, you're such a good
companion goat, Hazel.
[goat bleating]
[horse blowing]
How's my Angel Face?
CAMILA: Doing great.
Thanks.
[chuckling]
Poor guy.
He got spooked
by the storm last night.
He bruised his heel.
Oh, no.
Is he going to be OK?
CAMILA: Well, it is two
weeks till the Kentucky Derby
in the only year
he's allowed to run.
So fantastic.
[groans]
Looks like you might
need a cold compress, too.
Oh, all over my entire body.
Wouldn't it be great if he won?
Oh, yeah.
I mean, you've been working
toward that 14 karat gold trophy
for, what, the last 15 years?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, are you coming
to the Backstretch later?
I can't.
Off to my shift at Delilah's,
to everyone's annoyance.
Is your mom giving
you a hard time again?
Yeah.
Listen, you didn't leave
that situation 1,000 miles away
just to come all
the way back here
and give up on the reason why.
Yeah.
And don't even start
on the age stuff.
We're not that old.
You've always been
my favorite companion.
That's right.
Thank you.
Well, I am so happy
to have you back in town.
Thanks, Camila.
[mellow music]
WOMAN: We don't have
any time for this.
MAN: We have no choice.
Hey what happened?
That big storm last
night that ripped
through here like
a tornado ripped
a hole clear through the roof.
Let's go.
Excuse me.
Got a lot going on.
Yeah.
Thanks.
I'm going to check
on you guys later.
FRANK: Get him on the phone.
Tell him it's his father,
and it's an emergency.
It's your dad again.
He says it's an emergency.
Tell him dinner's
not an emergency.
I would rather stand
in front of a wrecking ball
than tell him that.
Plus you know he'll
just call back.
Hey, Dad.
I texted back three times.
Those texts said
you couldn't come.
I can't.
We're behind on a major project.
I just put a bid
into the mayor's office.
They're in Louisville, too.
Your mother wants to see you.
You two haven't spoken since...
Yesterday?
We talk all the time.
Well, she's making her
famous rosemary chicken.
And I have something urgent
I need to speak to you about.
Dad, I'm two hours
away in Cincinnati.
You're the only
one who can help.
[cheerful music]
What time?
[birds chirping]
Hello?
Oh, there he is.
Hey, Mom.
Oh, it's so good to see you.
You, too.
You look great.
So is this a real
emergency or Dad emergency?
Well, you know your dad.
Yeah.
- Everything's an emergency.
- Yeah.
Yeah, I do.
Oh, honestly, the two of you.
Breathe.
Come on.
OK.
OK.
[exhales]
Did you hear about the spire?
No.
FRANK: Wind tore up the roof,
damaged one of the spires.
Freak accident.
Caused flooding and some damage.
Going to need to get
someone on it straight away.
Can you do it?
Are you serious?
I just sat down to eat.
LILLIE: A little
"how are you" first?
Thank you, Mom.
Thunder Over
Louisville's tonight.
Derby's exactly two weeks away.
How are you?
ASH: Like I said to you
on the phone, I'm busy.
Got a lot of projects right now.
Sorry you're jammed up but...
You make time for other
community projects.
Why not this?
Those are emergencies,
where people lost their homes.
This is a spire.
This is Churchill Downs.
I'm sure there's
other contractors
who would love the opportunity.
You're the only
person I can trust
with this kind of turnaround.
It's an important job, Ashley.
Think of the PR.
You do it well.
There's so much other work
I can throw your way...
Here we go.
LILLIE: Frank.
So your company
doesn't have to struggle.
We're not struggling, Dad.
Just because the work
we're doing
isn't high-profile profile
enough for you doesn't mean
we're struggling.
It's a do-gooder work.
Or that it's not important.
I'm trying to give you a leg up.
When I was your age, I...
Frank.
I'm just saying he can
use the connections, Lillie,
make a name for himself.
I have a name.
Yeah.
About that.
Taylor Heritage?
Why not Reed Heritage?
Same reason I moved
to Cincinnati, Dad.
So I wouldn't be
associated with you.
LILLIE: Ash.
I mean, so people wouldn't
think that I'm taking shortcuts.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I'm sorry.
This is... it's delicious.
Thank you very much, but I...
I need some air.
Oh, Ash.
[mellow music]
Don't say it.
All he wants is
for you to see him.
[harriet whitehead, "new hope"]
(SINGING) It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
So they say
My life just
creeping by behind me
My life just
creeping by behind me
What are you doing?
Delilah, hi.
These... they were all
just going to compost.
And I just finished
with my work so just
practicing my arranging skills.
And the photos?
Oh, I... I look at them later
to keep evaluating my work
unless you... you want them.
I know the shop doesn't
have a social media page.
I... I mean, I could start
one for you if you wanted.
My shop is only
word of mouth to keep
the right clientele, corporate
offices, galleries, restaurants.
Of course.
I'll take these to compost,
and I'll clean up, Delilah.
Work on your color story,
and don't try to be me.
What's a vision only you have?
[mellow music]
[horse blowing]
Hey, boy.
Hey.
Oh, don't apologize for him.
I'm not.
Or tell me to take the job.
Mom, you saw us in there.
We can't even have a dinner
together without... without you
refereeing.
There is no way I
can take this job.
I don't think you give
yourself enough credit.
I think what you
mean to say is that he
doesn't give me enough credit.
He wouldn't have
offered it to you if he
didn't think you could do it.
He is so proud of you,
Ash, and everything
that you have been
able to accomplish.
Finally.
Stop.
Look, Mom, I...
I tried to do it his way.
I... I... and it just...
it doesn't work.
- I know.
It's not for me.
I know.
But if you really
want me to do this...
I do.
Your father asking
you to do this
is his way of saying that he
wants to be closer to you.
It's his way of saying
that he loves
you and wants to support you.
Come on.
The Derby is his baby.
He must be so worried,
and you could help him.
And maybe... [laughs]
maybe... maybe the two of you
could find a way to build
something together.
[piano music]
Come on.
Oh.
- I love you.
- I love you.
I love you.
Only for you.
[laughs]
All right.
[cheerful music]
ANNA (ON VOICEMAIL): Hi, honey.
It's your mom.
Hey, did you get a chance
to check on the Winner's Circle?
Call me back.
[car chirping]
[beeping]
[light music]
SADIE: Oh, pals, you
had a rough night, huh?
How'd you know?
Oh, geez.
I'm sorry.
I...
You scared me.
I couldn't resist.
Um, no one's supposed
to be on the property
at this time of night.
Yeah.
I know.
I'm... I'm the...
the builder, who's
been hired to fix that.
Oh, well, looks like you
have some work cut out for you.
Yeah.
And... and how about you?
What are you doing here?
You a looter?
A criminal marauder out for...
Plants.
I come from a long line
of plant marauders, actually.
Is that lucrative?
You'd be surprised.
My great grandmother,
she stole a few flowers
that led to an entire life...
Of crime?
Actually, she ended
up running a greenhouse,
and now my mother runs it.
And you're next.
Just because it's
the family business
doesn't mean you
have to follow it,
especially if you're trying
to be something else.
So what is it
you're trying to be?
A florist.
Well, I... I wish you luck.
Thank you.
Oh!
[fireworks exploding]
[soft music]
Wow, that scared me.
Thunder Over Louisville.
That's the best
fireworks in the world.
Also means I only have two
weeks to get that roof and
spire fixed before the Derby.
No pressure.
[chuckles]
So you're supplying
the winning horse's
blanket of roses, florist?
Maybe.
Someday.
Run-up to Derby Week has begun.
[warm music]
ASH: Good morning, everyone.
Thank you for showing up early.
Shep will run through
new safety protocols
and review overtime requests
so we can meet our deadline.
Dean, why don't you get
everyone signed up for the day?
All right.
It's 12 days to the Derby.
You worked with this guy before?
No, I haven't.
But you know who he
is, though, right?
This guy's the CEO's son.
Yeah.
You know, it'd help to have
the original blueprints.
Understand where
the load paths were.
Understand the weak points.
I'll see if I can
track them down for you.
No need.
They've been lost a long time.
That's unfortunate.
[soft music]
Just make sure they can
weather another 100 years.
[chuckling]
So you watched
the fireworks together?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Till the finale.
Well, you know you could
pass by the construction
site, by accident, of course.
I mean, it kind of sounds
like you want to.
I mean, he was cute.
OK.
He was funny.
Also very acceptable.
Yeah, but I'm out of practice.
Also maybe scarred.
Well, just go over there
for some, like, plant reason.
What?
Hey, so fancy seeing you here.
What... OK.
What was his name?
No.
Sadie, what?
I don't... I don't know.
You shared intimate
details about your lives.
You watched the fireworks
for 30 minutes.
- I didn't ask.
- You didn't even get his name?
No.
I didn't ask.
Are you kidding me?
What is wrong with you?
I don't know.
[laughter]
LUCIA: You two have
been laughing like that
since the fourth grade.
Hi, Lucia.
Hey, Mom.
I got some sweet tea brewing.
Come on in.
That sounds so good,
but I got to get to...
BOTH: Your other job.
SADIE: Yeah.
Yeah.
- OK.
But you are coming to the
Backstretch tonight, right?
It is my last night.
After this, nothing but Angel
Face prep day and night.
I'll see you tonight.
I promise.
Love you.
SHEP: We put your office
up here in the pagoda
so that you could
see the roofline.
[cheerful music]
This will work.
The... the crew, they
worried about me?
Look, we do it right,
we're out fast back to what
we want to be doing, right?
Yeah.
[mellow music]
DELILAH: Shouldn't you be done?
Hi.
Oh...
Don't tell me.
SADIE: I'm throwing
a baby shower
for my best friend on Sunday.
Just playing with the designs.
But I am sourcing
flowers elsewhere,
and I'm only taking
pictures on my social media.
Just trying to get better.
Then go to the Kentucky
Flower Market, and use my name.
And when you're done, take
pictures and show them to me.
Show me something.
OK.
Yeah, I... I will.
[cheerful music]
[chatter, laughter]
[country music]
CAMILA: Everything was going
great until the Future Wagers
came out.
You know Angel Face
is a long shot now?
Like...
Yes, but he has
a good late kick.
Yes, he does.
And the oddsmakers
have been wrong before.
Yes, they have.
And you know what they
say about the Derby?
Any horse can win
on the big day.
Yes, you're right.
Cheers to long shots.
Ooh, I feel that.
[chuckling]
Nope, not the same.
ASH: I can't believe I
let you talk me into this.
Oh my gosh, it's the fireworks
guy that I met the other night
whose name I didn't get.
CAMILA: He's here?
One drink, and then we are...
Hello?
Who is that?
It's no one.
Is that the fireworks one?
Yeah.
Yeah.
- Go talk to her.
- I'm not going to.
She's with a friend.
- Go talk to her.
I'm not going to interrupt
her and her friend, OK?
Friend.
You're with a friend.
Who cares?
Just go talk to her.
You need to go over there.
You should go over there.
No.
It's your last big night out.
I'm not going to do that.
- I don't care.
What would I say?
What...
She's with a friend.
I'm not going to interrupt her.
OK, fine, I'm going
to talk to her.
CAMILA: Go.
SADIE: I'm not going to do it.
CAMILA: Go.
SADIE: No.
CAMILA: You should go.
SADIE: Should I do it?
I should do it?
OK.
OK.
All right.
OK.
I'm not going to...
BOTH: Hi.
Oh, my gosh, it's so...
ASH: Wow.
It's so weird
that you're... that...
Yeah.
What are you...
SADIE: I...
- What are you doing here?
No.
I... just hanging.
What are you... what
do you do here?
Yeah.
Me, too.
I'm just... I'm...
I'm hanging out.
SADIE: Yeah.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, same.
Do... do you dance?
Oh, yeah.
Absolutely not.
Yeah.
Me neither.
SADIE: Who dances, right?
Who dances?
Do you drink?
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Me, too.
SADIE: OK.
Want to grab a drink?
Sure.
If you could design
anything, what would it be?
Oh, OK.
Well, I love mixing something
more structured with something
wild.
I really like an arrangement
that feels a little untamed.
I know.
It's weird.
No.
No, no.
SADIE: I... I
a thing for flowers.
I... I... I get it.
SADIE: Yeah.
Yeah.
You know, just, like,
a little... something unexpected.
Yes.
I like that in architecture.
SADIE: Yeah.
Oh, right.
[chatter]
ASH: Like, I'm going
to go back to my friend.
Just get right up, and just go.
All right.
So we're bidding on this
pretty big housing project
right now
for the mayor's office,
which is something that's going
to bring me back to Louisville.
But I'm trying to avoid it.
My dad doesn't get
the vision for my company
or why I'm doing what I'm doing.
My mom's the same.
I get a lot "be
practical," which,
I mean, I get because I've...
I've made a lot of mistakes
these last years,
letting someone else dictate
who I was going to be, you know,
not telling the truth
about what I want.
That sounds...
Like the reason I left
here a few years ago.
Chase a thing that's about me,
not what others want from me.
Yeah.
It shouldn't be so hard, right?
No.
You know, maybe we
should band together.
- Oh, I like that.
- Yeah.
Yeah.
Safety in numbers.
Mm-hmm.
[onitod, "love your neighbor"]
Oh, my gosh, it's so late.
I have to go.
I'm...
Yeah.
Yeah.
- Gotta work early.
- I, you know, I could...
Probably do, too.
I do, but I...
I could give you a lift home.
Oh, I'm walking distance,
and I came with a friend.
OK.
Well, I offer to walk
you home next time.
OK.
OK.
Oh, before you go...
Sadie Moore.
Ash Taylor.
OK.
OK.
- Ready?
- Yeah.
Nice to meet you, Shep.
Thanks, Nate.
I'm so sorry.
No worries.
So you're not so out
of practice after all.
[cheerful music]
[lively chatter]
Hey.
I work for Delilah's, and...
Excuse me.
She sent me.
Did you say that
you work for Delilah?
Yes.
Girl, most of us have been
through that trial by fire.
You OK?
Yeah.
I'm surviving.
What'd she do, send you
on some impossible mission?
Have you source flowers you
can't even find in Louisville?
Actually, I'm... I'm going
to do a baby shower so...
She's letting you take
on a client of your own?
Yeah.
Way to go.
Well, now I'm terrified.
We will help you, OK?
OK.
There's not a lot of stock
with it being six days to Derby.
But I can show you this.
Come on.
OK.
[pounding, whirring]
Whoa, whoa, wait.
Wait a second.
Wait a second.
Hold on.
What are these?
They're the shingles,
the ones we ordered.
These aren't going
to pass inspection
by the Historic Landmarks
and Preservation
Districts Commission.
Listen, we're seven days
till Derby, all right?
I mean, you can't just order
custom roofing materials...
on a Sunday at that...
get it, and then
expect everything
to be installed and ready
by the time that we need it.
Move your guys to the deck,
and I'll take it from here.
All right, fellas.
Let's go.
I can talk to him.
Look, I just need you
to call Lexington Mill.
Tell Michael David
that we have a custom
order for slate shingles.
It's an impossible
timeline, but it's
for me, and Churchill Downs,
and we'll both owe him for life.
[mellow music]
[sighing]
[lively chatter]
FRANK: Welcome.
Welcome, everybody.
Please, please take a seat.
Take a seat.
We're so happy to see
you all decked out
for Derby Week's opening day.
Six days till the big race.
[cheering]
Don't worry, OK?
Angel Face is going to get a
great post position in the draw.
Yeah.
Well, if we don't, we will be
out of it before it even starts.
So, OK, this is my chance
to move up to head trainer.
This is it.
It's going to be great.
Yeah.
FRANK: all put together by our
incredible and dedicated staff.
[applause]
18,000 thoroughbred horses
are born each year, and
only 20 make it to the Derby.
Congratulations to all our
entrants on their achievement.
Right!
[applause]
Now I'm going to turn this
over to our Racing Secretary,
Sonya Aycore, for the draw I
know you're all waiting for.
SONYA: Thank you, Frank.
Welcome, everyone.
Our Assistant Racing
Secretary, Dan Burke,
will be drawing all the numbers.
And so with no further ado.
[rattling]
Number four.
Post position
number four, Unique.
Jockey, Lars Lindstrom.
[applause]
Nice job, Dad.
It's my favorite day.
[laughter]
Number 13.
Post position
13, Fire of Desire.
Jockey, David Wolfe.
[applause]
Number seven.
Post position number
seven, Velvet Rally.
Jockey, Evan Lai Pitt.
[applause]
Those repairs seem
a little behind.
Are you checking on me?
Well, your foreman Dean's
worked for me a long time.
DAN: Number one.
So he... he came
to you instead of...
SONYA: Number one.
Claire...
It's your big day.
So I'm not going to tell
you the mountains
I'm moving to meet
your deadline or how I'm trying
to get your crew on board.
SONYA: Jockey, Jake Von Wagner.
But we'll be on target, OK?
What do you have to say to Ash?
As long as you're done on time.
I need to get some air.
Air?
We're outside.
I think I'm going
to get a little air, too.
[mellow music]
Number 17.
Post position
number 17, Angel Face.
Jockey, Chris Coffier.
[applause]
17 is not so bad.
In the history
of the Kentucky Derby,
position 17 is the only
post without a winner.
I'm going to take a walk.
Hey, let me come with you.
No.
I'm just going to go
to the stables for a while.
Are you sure?
Hey.
Hey.
So this is how he
wants to get closer.
He's the worst.
[chuckles]
I love the history here.
I know how lucky we are
to be part of this tradition.
But when will he ever
get over the part
that I don't want
to be like him?
You know your dad's
Uncle Charlie?
He was at university
when they put
up the Empire State Building.
And he was desperate to move to
New York to build skyscrapers.
What happened?
Well, his father forbade him.
And he took over the farm and
made it into what it is today.
We owe him a debt of gratitude.
Except he never got
to do what he wanted.
[mellow music]
Excuse me, Mom.
Hey.
Oh, hey.
Didn't see you there.
What you... what
you working on?
My best friend's baby
shower is tomorrow.
And the florist I work
for challenged me.
And I want to blow her away
without using too much stock
or making her think I
don't understand margin.
Sorry.
You're making me really nervous.
I don't know much about flowers,
but these are spectacular.
And you're smart thinking
like an owner and designer.
How to please a client
without breaking the bank.
Thanks.
You know there are... are
wildflowers in the fields
near where I grew up?
I don't know.
If you ever wanted free stock,
I'd be happy to show you them
sometime.
Really?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
No.
That would...
I don't know anything
about them so...
Right.
No.
That would be so nice.
I'm so sorry.
I... I told my parents
I'd be back
with them for the opening race.
- Of course, yeah.
No.
Go.
Go.
Go.
I mean, I could give
you my number if...
Yeah.
Sure.
OK.
It's Sadie, I don't know,
if you forgot or anything.
- No, I didn't.
- So there you go.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Thanks.
It's so nice.
Thank you for showing
me your book.
Enjoy the race.
[guitar music]
[phone pinging]
[chuckling]
[cheerful music]
CAMILA: I knew
you would kill it.
Thank you so much.
Here.
Let me help.
I got it.
Oh, who did these
beautiful flowers?
Sadie did.
This is Sadie Moore.
Hi.
Hi.
They're gorgeous.
Thanks.
You... you wouldn't happen
to be free later this week,
would you?
My fundraiser is days
away, and my florist called
out with a family emergency.
Please say yes.
Um, yes?
Oh, perfect.
I'm Lillie.
Here's my card.
Call me directly
after this event,
and we'll go over your quote.
OK.
I'll need something
with red roses, of course.
It is Derby Week, after all.
Red roses.
Right.
Uh-huh.
Sure.
You are a lifesaver, Sadie.
- OK.
- Thank you.
All right.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Hello.
What just happened?
You just got hired, and I
just got a commission.
Oh, my god.
[yelling, laughter]
DELILAH: Lillie Taylor Reed, the
wife of Churchill Downs's CEO.
You said yes to the biggest
gala in town two days
before our annual event?
What were you thinking?
I didn't know who she was.
I mean, the closest I
get to the frontside
is planting geraniums
in the infield.
She... I don't know.
She... she walked by.
She liked my flowers.
She said it was
for a fundraiser.
I'll say.
Well, I... I figured
we could do it together.
"We?
I'm not doing that party.
You just said it was
the biggest gala in town.
Which takes months of prep.
There's no lead time
or stock to pull
together something this
important, much less public.
And I'm not going
to compromise work
I already committed
to because you
said yes without consulting me.
Right, but I...
I did... I said yes.
So what do I do?
Figure out how to do
it under your own banner
with no capital and none of my
stock, and without jeopardizing
work you already
committed to for me.
I hope this party works
out because when it's over,
you might need to find
another florist to work for.
[melancholy music]
Delilah, I...
No.
Hey there.
So... so sorry.
Do you have any red roses?
No.
OK.
You wouldn't happen to have
any red roses, would you?
Oh, no.
Do you have any red roses?
Red roses?
- No.
OK.
Do you have any red roses?
No.
No.
What have you gotten
yourself into, Sadie?
Hey there.
Hi.
SADIE: Hi.
Just checking to see
if you have any red roses.
Red roses five days
before the Derby?
I know.
Oh, sorry, hon.
I wish I could help you
out, but they're gone.
I know.
I know.
OK.
Thank you.
Thanks anyway.
I... I appreciate it.
[knocking]
You OK?
Delilah finally get to you?
No.
I torpedoed my own career before
it had the chance to take off.
I took on a last-minute
event, and it ended up
being bigger than I imagined.
And now I can't manage
the supply for it.
This week is murder, OK?
We're all up against it.
Yeah.
[soft music]
There is one place
that'll still have roses.
Oh, my gosh, is
that Michelle Smythe?
Yes.
Chief merchant
and marketing for Goldoni's.
Responsible for the one and only
Kentucky Derby Rose Blanket.
OK.
OK.
I'm going to go talk to her.
Mm-hmm.
OK.
[chucking]
Yeah.
Yeah.
You know you'll get
there faster if you move.
Forward.
- Yeah.
I'm working towards it.
BOTH: Yep.
OK.
OK.
OK.
[clears throat] Thanks, Hannah.
OK.
I'll see you Saturday.
Excuse me, Ms. Smythe?
- Yes.
- Hi.
You... you don't know me.
My name is Sadie Moore.
But I think you know
my mom, Anna Moore.
Of course.
Of course.
How is Anna?
Oh, she's good.
Yeah.
Busy.
Of... of course.
I mean, this time of year
is chaos for those of us
in the field.
Yes.
It... it is chaotic.
Yeah.
Was there something
else you wanted to say?
I have my first big
event in two days,
and unfortunately,
I'm short on supply.
Oh, of course.
You wouldn't happen
to know where there might
be some spare roses, would you?
Unfortunately, that's
the one flower I can't
help you with before next week.
My supplier is in South America.
I'll have plenty
left over next week.
But that's not very
helpful right now.
I'm sorry.
But if I hear something,
I'll reach out.
That would mean a lot.
Thank you, Ms. Smythe.
Call me Michelle.
We florists have
to stick together.
[cheerful music]
[whirring]
That's right.
[pounding]
Sadie Moore.
Ash Taylor.
You said there were wildflowers
near where you grew up?
Any chance you have roses?
I'm in a real bind.
Could I ask you
to take me there,
and I'll bring
my cutting shears?
After work OK?
I mean, it sounds like you're
in an emergency flower situation
so...
- I... I am.
I am.
Yeah.
Can you ride a horse?
[cheerful music]
You can ride.
Come on, baby.
I'm from Kentucky.
[laughs]
ASH: Look at this over here.
See all those?
SADIE: Oh, yeah.
[horse blowing]
Wow.
Is this a climbing prairie rose?
You know these are really
rare to find in Louisville?
They've been here
as long as I can remember.
Looks like it grew some
voluntary brothers and sisters.
So you couldn't just steal
some flowers from your day job?
Number one, greenhouse
plants are committed right now.
Number two, greenhouse
plants and florist flowers
are two totally
different things.
How?
Oh, that's a serious question.
I know nothing about flowers.
So the greenhouse is about
managing, growing, cultivating.
Floristry is more
emotional, bringing
beauty into people's lives.
Being a part of those moments,
it's... it's really the only
way I want to spend my life.
[horse blowing]
I mean, look at this.
So what do you think?
Amazing.
I can't even believe it.
- Yeah.
It's going to work?
- Thank you.
Thank you so much.
You're very, very welcome.
LILLIE: Ash!
ASH: That was fun.
LILLIE: Ash, your dad's
trying to call you!
I've been in the field, Mom.
[mellow music]
Lillie Taylor Reed is your mom?
Yeah.
I figured you knew.
I... I just...
I'm... I'm going to...
I'm going to go.
Hold on.
Wait.
What about the flowers?
You need them for your event.
I'm not going to take
flowers from your property
to do an event for your family.
My family?
[mellow music, liquid pouring]
Ash is a Reed?
SADIE: Yes, and Lillie
Taylor Reed is his mom.
The wife of Frank Reed?
Correct, and the host
of the biggest
charity event of the season,
and my newest client.
Right.
Yes.
Oh, wow.
Oh, OK.
So are you... are you
upset because he's a Reed?
Or are you upset because he
didn't tell you...
No.
That he's a Reed?
I'm upset because he
assumes that everybody
knows he's the boss's son.
But probably more
because I allowed myself
to get pulled away
from the reason
I came back here, just
like I did with Eddie.
ANNA: Hold on.
You can't compare ash
to your ex-husband.
No, no.
I'm comparing me.
I let myself fall again
without asking any questions.
And coming back here
and starting over, I mean,
it... it hasn't been easy.
I don't want to lose
focus or any more time.
How can we help?
You're doing it
by being here right now.
Thank you.
I love you.
If you did have a lucky
break sitting somewhere,
though, I would take that.
[chuckling]
ANNA: Oh, luck is
just a combination
of hard work and timing.
You have never been
afraid of hard work,
and you are stronger now.
Resilient.
Your great grandmother
Gigi came here on her own
and built so much.
You can do the same.
No, you're right.
Gigi did it alone,
and I can do it, too.
Hey, you're not alone.
ANNA: Plus, you're not the first
woman in the family to have
her trust in a Reed backfire.
[mellow music]
What do you mean?
[horse blowing]
[water sprinkling, yelling]
Stop!
Stop!
Stop it!
Well, what are you doing there?
Me?
What are you doing?
I didn't see you.
Oh, was that before
or after you drenched me?
Well, here.
Let me try to...
Excuse me.
What do you think you're doing?
Look, I don't
think you're supposed
to talk to people like that.
Oh, how am I supposed
to talk to the man
that just tried to drown me?
[laughs] Who are you?
Gloria Green.
I work in the greenhouse.
And you are?
They call me Lefty.
ANNA (VOICEOVER): Gigi
and Charlie fell in love.
They were going to get
married, move to New York.
[sweet music]
He gave her this necklace
as a token of his love.
CHARLIE: Gloria Green.
Always keep the horseshoe up
so the luck doesn't run out.
ANNA (VOICEOVER): It was
a whirlwind love affair.
I imported this
from Canada, like you,
the climbing prairie rose.
I thought it might like it here.
Lefty, I love it,
but you didn't have to.
I want you to have roots here.
LILLIE: Gloria was a greenhouse
worker from Canada,
who your Great Uncle Charlie
proposed to in the 1930s.
The family story is Gloria was a
gold digger who charmed Charlie
out of money and jewelry.
Wow.
[piano music]
Wait.
The same Uncle Charlie that
wanted to be a builder?
GLORIA: What is all this?
These are the original
blueprints of the spires.
I've been studying them so I
can design my own in New York,
with you.
What are you saying?
CHARLIE: I asked Mrs. Goldman
to plant them into the shape
of a horseshoe because...
because I needed
to ask you properly.
I want you to be exactly
who you want to be.
Chase all your dreams, and I
pledge to do the same forever.
Will you marry me?
Yes, Lefty, I will marry you.
[chuckling]
[dramatic music]
[birds chirping]
So that's me right there.
All right.
They're going to love you.
Come on.
[chuckling]
Father, Mother, please meet
Gloria Green from Ottawa.
How do you do,
Mr. and Mrs. Reed?
It's my pleasure to meet you.
You have a beautiful home.
MR. REED: You are
not going to marry
a girl from the greenhouse.
You will get
your grandmother's ring back,
and then you will escort Ellie
Spindell to the debutante lunch
this week.
And that is that.
Father, I love her.
Let this girl go.
ANNA: His family, however,
did not condone the match.
So he left her for another
woman, at which point
she gave the necklace back.
[dramatic music]
BARBARA: Gloria?
I did the trimming
and mulching and...
I'd like to speak with
you about something else.
You've done fine work here.
I'd like to promote you, have
you work directly with me
and learn the whole operation.
You stay here, you could
be a part of history.
[horse neighing]
I don't care about her.
Then why were you with her?
My family asked me to.
After you proposed to me.
How can I be with
a man who doesn't
see everything that he has and
how much he could do with it?
No.
No.
I want you to keep that.
It's for you and you only.
I'll change for you.
I'll change because of you.
Please.
I can't take that chance.
[melancholy music]
Please, Gloria.
CAMILA: That is so crazy.
Oh, my gosh, poor Gigi.
Oh, no, the Gigi I knew was
not someone to feel sorry for.
That woman always landed on her
feet, just like you will.
Let's hope.
Gloria and Charlie were
from different stratospheres.
Made the relationship
difficult at the time.
Not all that easy, as we
know, these days, either.
I don't know, Mom.
Halsey and I were from
the same stratosphere,
and it's not exactly like
things worked out there.
No blue skies?
[laughs] More like
gray suits, pinstriped,
with matching mutual funds.
What are you going to do?
[sighing]
SADIE: Love you.
Watch the baby.
- I love you.
- Thank you for tonight.
- Of course.
[mellow music]
Did... Did Ash drop these off?
Oh, my gosh.
[lively music]
Dean, got your new shingles.
Get your team
on them right away.
You turned that around.
Michael David and I go way back.
Michael David, he's...
ASH: Best custom
millwork in the Midwest.
He's fast-tracked materials
to a bunch of my projects,
and in return, I teach his
daughter's Girl Scout troop
woodshop classes.
You didn't think I could do it.
I'd be a liar if I said I did.
OK.
All right, fellas,
let's get on it, huh?
All right.
Cool.
[lively music]
Hi.
Yep.
Yep.
Yep.
Perfection.
Oh, you're pretty there.
LILLIE: Oh, Sadie,
everything is gorgeous.
Thank you.
I'm so glad you like it.
With no notice, very few
resources, and tons of pressure,
very few people could
have pulled this off.
Well, I had a bit of help
and your own wildflowers.
When my friends ask
me who did the flowers,
can I give them your name?
Because they will ask.
That sounds great.
Thank you.
You've been so kind to me.
Well, I think you are
a very special person.
And for the record,
someone else does, too.
[mellow music]
LILLIE: Hey.
Hey.
Wow, you did a really good job.
Thank you.
Thank you.
With your help as well.
Listen, I'm sorry for running
off the other day.
Are you open
to having a conversation
after the Winsday
event tomorrow?
I can text you the spot
I'm thinking of.
OK.
OK.
You look great.
Thanks.
So do you.
Thank you.
[sighing]
[cheerful music, chatter]
Hey.
Hey.
I heard the project's
back on track.
Are you still
chatting with Dean?
And I'd like to offer
you something in return.
Really?
What's that?
Would you emcee
Winsday for me tomorrow?
But Winsday is your event.
You've been emceeing
it since the beginning.
Winsday is
a reflection of the great
work of Louisville's nonprofits,
the do-gooders, like you.
You got a bid
in at the mayor's office.
It'll give you
a chance to highlight
the work being done
in the community
and spotlight your own.
I'm just trying
to support something
you've already put into motion.
[sighs] Did Mom
put you up to this?
Yes.
And it's a good idea.
[chuckling]
Well, I appreciate the offer.
I'd love to do it.
Excellent.
Thank you.
[clinking]
ASH: May I get
your attention, please?
Welcome to Winsday Wednesday
at Churchill Downs.
[cheering]
Churchill Downs
spearheads many projects,
but one of its crowning
achievements is today, Winsday.
Under the leadership
of Frank Reed,
the organization makes
an ongoing public commitment
to uplift and celebrate local
nonprofits and the crucial work
they do.
When we're given a spotlight,
it's our duty to act as a beacon
and shine that light
into the darkest corners
to ease the suffering
and burden of others.
[mellow music]
In partnership with
the Community Foundation
of Louisville, we are lucky
to shine that light so brightly
here today.
[cheering]
Thank you, everybody.
Have a great event.
Michelle!
- Michelle!
- Hello!
Hi!
Hi!
What are you doing here?
How do you two know each other?
Well, we met
at the Flower Market.
I may have dropped
your name to say hello.
And I saw the two
of you over here.
And I had to find out,
did you find your roses?
I made it work.
Oh, glad to hear it.
ANNA: Are you here as the
Goldoni sponsor for Winsday?
MICHELLE: Yes,
but I thought maybe
I could take that
tour of the greenhouse
that you and I are
always talking about.
Of course.
Sadie, why don't you
take Michelle over,
give her the VIP treatment?
Yeah.
I'd... I'd be happy
to give you the tour.
ANNA: Great.
- Great.
Thank you.
Good to see you.
ASH: Thank you very much.
I appreciate that.
- Thank you.
Yeah.
Thank you.
GUEST: Have a good night.
Have a good night.
Joel Hilary, the mayor's
Chief of Staff.
I wanted you to know you've made
the final round on your bid.
Really?
Wow.
Well, that's... that's fantastic.
I look forward to hearing
from you and the mayor.
Absolutely.
All right.
Enjoy the event.
Pleasure.
FRANK: Joel!
Great choice of speaker.
The projects he's
doing in Cincinnati,
building affordable
housing and community
centers, that's the thing
the mayor wants to spotlight.
You know about his work.
Are you kidding?
Taylor Heritage is
on everyone's radar.
He's building a legacy,
Mr. Reed, the kind
that changes lives.
[chuckling]
[muffled dance music]
Wait until you see this place.
[knocking]
MAN: Password.
Bubbling over.
[jazzy dance music]
What do you think?
It's... it's incredible.
I mean, maybe nothing
will come of it,
but how great getting to know
Michelle from Goldoni's?
Yeah.
Just the access that
she has, the knowledge,
but also the big vision.
Am I rambling?
- No.
I'm rambling.
No, you are not rambling at all.
Thank you.
[sighing]
You have a big vision.
I saw it at the gala.
I can hear it when you talk
about what you want to do.
Yeah.
But you, too.
Your speech earlier
today, what you
said about shining a light, what
your business revolves around.
Giving others
dignity and a chance,
I realized that that's
all I've wanted to do.
It's really inspiring.
I want to clear the air.
I wasn't hiding
who I am from you.
I've been given grief my whole
life for being Frank Reed's son.
So when I started
my construction company,
I dropped my last name, Reed.
And I started using my middle
name, Taylor, so no one
would think I got favoritism.
[soft jazz music]
I know you don't dance but...
Are you going to make me dance?
Yeah.
It's kind of a tradition here.
Let's do it.
Oh, my gosh.
What?
Oh, my gosh, it can't be.
That's
my great-grandmother, Gigi.
Next to my great-uncle Charlie?
Do you know the story?
Yes.
So it must be true.
Well, personally, I'm
glad it didn't work out.
But it is a little sad, though.
I mean, he broke her heart.
Well, yeah, exactly, but do
you... do you blame him?
Back then, he had
no choice, right?
I guess so.
Early 20th century.
Powerful family.
Legacy.
Add in the Depression.
Exactly.
I would have kept
the necklace myself.
Wait, what?
I mean, it's... it's not
like she was a gold digger.
No, she wasn't.
I'm sorry.
I mean, she kept the gifts
for practical reasons.
I don't know why you're
getting so upset.
It's because your family
is passing
down a lie about my family.
She didn't keep the ring
or the necklace.
She gave them back.
I believe you.
Can... can we just
go back to dancing?
Well, you should believe me
because I'm telling the truth,
not because you're
trying to pacify me.
Yeah.
I'm just going to get going, OK?
I've got an... an early morning.
So no one knows
what exactly happened?
Nope.
The truth was lost with them.
OK.
Well, what does this have
to do with you and Ash?
I don't know.
I just keep thinking it's
the same story, you know?
He's from one world,
and I'm from another.
OK.
Well, it's not the 1930s,
and matters of the heart
are so much easier these days.
Are they?
Yeah.
[phone pinging]
[horse neighing]
Is everything OK?
You're not going
to believe this.
The roses for the Derby
Blanket are
stuck in South America
apparently due to a flash flood.
Oh, my gosh.
Michelle from
Goldoni's just texted.
They need to source 1,000 roses.
The Derby is in three days.
Camilla, roses are
like gold right now.
She's asking if I can help.
OK.
Well, what about... what
about... what about Ash's farm?
No.
No, I can't.
Anyway, three rose bushes aren't
going to give me 1,000 roses.
CAMILA: Right now,
you have no roses so...
and you know the lore
of the Derby.
Any horse can win
on the big day.
Even from post
position number 17.
Hey, looks like
the underdogs have to give
it everything they've got.
[laughs]
DELILAH: No local florist
has supplied the roses
for the Blanket in 40 years.
What if we engage the community?
People care about
protecting the tradition.
I... I don't know
what I can do to help.
Delilah, you are one
of the most respected and, quite
frankly, terrifying florists
in all of Louisville,
whose business model relies
solely on word of mouth.
Your contact list
alone includes some
of the most influential people
in all of the commonwealth.
You can do more than you know.
[cheerful music] I have an idea.
You got it?
- Yeah.
You're good?
OK.
Fellow florists,
we're in a crisis.
The Derby's Blanket
of Roses needs your help.
If you have any roses
to spare, please
bring them to the greenhouse
at Churchill Downs.
Let's come together and protect
a piece of Kentucky history.
OK.
Now what?
Now we post it
and we wait, and hope.
In the meantime, I'm going
to visit a local vendor.
[pounding, whirring]
ASH: So we're just adding
the additional support
where the second one was, OK?
WORKER: All right.
Thanks.
[knocking]
Hey.
Hey.
I didn't expect to see you.
Yeah.
I need to apologize for taking
off like that again.
I don't know what about you
has turned me into a runner.
I... I need to apologize
to you as well.
I shouldn't have taken that
story about Gloria and Charlie
at face value.
And I should have given you more
of the benefit of the doubt.
Listen, I didn't just
come here to apologize.
You know that rosebush
on your property?
Yeah.
Do you happen to have
any more of those?
So you just use
me for my flowers?
I do.
That's why I'm here, for
your goodwill and your flora.
Plant marauder.
It does run in the family.
Guilty.
Yeah.
I'll meet you there.
Great.
Thank you.
[door opening, closing]
[guitar music]
Hello.
No horses?
Seems more practical
to source roses over lunch.
My neighbor has a greenhouse.
Let's check there first.
SADIE: At this point, I'll
take anything I can get.
ASH: Why don't we head
to the edge of the property?
I haven't been there in years.
[engine revving]
It's so beautiful out here.
I loved it growing up.
So I know what pushed you away.
But what brings you back?
It's home.
Loved everything about it.
Riding.
Tending the horses.
Working the stables.
We have had two Triple Crown
winners and eight Derby winners
in less than 100 years.
That's incredible.
Do you have any
running this year?
No, only in the Oaks.
But the long shot
is the descendant
of one of our long-ago
studs, Wings of an Angel.
The long shot Angel Face?
Yeah.
That's my friend Camila's horse.
Really?
Yeah.
She's dying because he's
in post number 17.
It's a tough post to break from.
Camila and I like to call
each other companion horses.
Oh, the best kind of horses.
Why do you say that?
Horses are herd animals.
They thrive on social
interaction.
Ones that have companions
tend to be more even-tempered
and relaxed.
I've been asking
my parents for years
to start a thoroughbred
retirement foundation.
Oh, you mean, retraining
them to be companion horses?
ASH: Yeah.
That's a great idea.
Well, I think so.
If I can get my dad on board.
DEAN: Hey there, Frank.
What can I do for you?
Looking for Ash.
Oh, he went off
with his lunch hour
to meet a girl from
the greenhouse.
How's it going?
Good, good.
Really good.
Listen, Frank, I
got to be honest.
I had my doubts
when you hired Ash.
But your son did a great job.
He really did.
- That's good to hear.
- Yeah.
[chuckles]
I'm not sure where to go next.
[phone pinging repeatedly]
They must have
all come in at once.
There's no reception out there.
It's Delilah.
What?
Oh, my gosh, our video has
been reposted over 100 times.
There are literally dozens
of comments and DMs.
Yeah.
Look at this.
People are just
offering up their roses.
People... oh, my gosh,
there are shops, growers,
even fans with home gardens.
People are driving
to the greenhouse
right now to deliver
all of their roses.
I don't... I'm... oh,
my gosh, I'm blown
away by people's generosity.
And, you, thank you.
They believe in you.
[guitar music]
I believe in you.
Thank you so much.
[lively chatter]
HANNAH: Sadie, you
know no one was
going to let this Blanket fail.
You're the best.
So are you.
The count is
officially over 1,000!
[cheering]
We did it!
You did it.
Everything collected today
was from someone you touched.
Let's go get this Blanket built.
Let's do it.
[guitar music]
And there they are,
our heroes, Sadie and Delilah!
[cheering]
[cheerful music]
So we're sorting
through all the roses
now to pick out the 465 best.
Sadie, would you like
to sew in the first one?
Um, yes.
Yes, of course.
Thank you.
OK.
Perfect.
[cheering]
[happy music]
Great grandma would
have been so proud.
I can't believe I'm
going to say this.
But I've really enjoyed working
here these last two weeks.
And I'm a little sorry
to have to move on.
Yeah.
Well, it's the most
exciting two minutes
in sports, the best community in
the world, 152 year tradition.
What's not to like?
Maybe I should have been
more open-minded about it.
"It" being your Dad?
My dad, Churchill Downs,
they become one and the same.
FRANK: Admiring the work?
Mr. Reed, good to see you.
Shep.
Thanks, Shep.
The spires look wonderful.
My Uncle Charlie
wanted to be a builder,
and his father pressured him
into the family business.
And he stayed on and made
Golden Reed Farms
one of the best
in the country, supported
workers and staff for decades.
It was his legacy.
But the way the family
strong-armed him,
I don't want that to be
the legacy for us.
You're your own man.
You've built a life
worthy of respect.
I should have told you before
now how proud I am of you.
Also, your mother
didn't send me here
or ask me to say any of that.
Yeah, but she's
going to be really
excited when she hears you did.
Oh, yeah, big brownie points.
Also, you and Sadie
saved our Blanket?
Yeah.
Sadie.
Sadie did.
She's... she's really...
she's really something else.
Well, I look forward
to thanking her in person.
Sometime soon?
Buy you a drink?
Yes, but I...
I gotta get some
work done first, OK?
Maybe tomorrow night.
You got it.
[cheerful music]
You did hard things,
and you never gave up.
When I have my shop
someday, I'm going
to call it Gigi's because I'd
never be me if you weren't you.
[mellow music]
[soft music]
GLORIA: Charlie.
You came back.
I can't keep this.
No.
It's yours.
I made it for you.
Gloria.
I wish you luck, Charlie.
You were my luck, Gloria.
CHARLIE (VOICEOVER): My dearest
Gloria, I write to apologize.
Though my heart chose
you, my courage faltered.
May you find the love
that sustains
you and allows you to grow,
like our climbing prairie rose.
I understand now
why you returned
the necklace, the gift that
represents all I dreamed for us.
If I were another kind of man
in another time in another life,
we could have been.
I hope that my legacy is not
how I failed you but what
and who I loved.
Maybe the next generation
will do better.
With love, Charlie.
[piano music]
"And maybe the next
generation will do better."
Oh, my gosh.
[phone vibrating]
I have something for you.
I have something for you.
ASH (ON PHONE): Meet
me at the pagoda.
OK.
Gigi didn't take anything.
She gave it back to him.
Charlie hid it.
He preserved it
at Churchill Downs.
Can I?
Yeah.
[mellow music]
Horseshoe pointed up
so the luck doesn't run out.
Gigi always told me that.
ASH: It's your legacy.
It's both our legacies.
Will you wear it Saturday
and come to the Derby with me?
Of course, I will.
[lively chatter]
[JOHN STEWART, "LET THE BIG
HORSE RUN"]
(SINGING) Oh, the sun shines
bright over old Kentucky
Over old Kentucky
on the Derby day
They let him run
They let the big horse run
Let him run, let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, Let him run
Let him, oh, let him
Let him run, let him run
Let him
[mellow music]
You look amazing.
We look amazing.
May I?
Hey.
Hey, everyone.
Happy Derby Day.
Oh, you look beautiful.
LILLIE: Oh, look who's here.
- Mom, Dad.
LILLIE: Yes.
Hey.
Oh, we are so glad you
were able to join us.
You look magnificent.
FRANK: Indeed.
Thank you so much
for the invitation.
Dad, this is Sadie.
Sadie, this is Frank Reed.
So nice to meet you.
FRANK: It's so nice to meet you.
I believe we have you
to thank for the last minute
rescue of our Blanket of Roses?
It was a community effort,
your own farm included.
Oh, we appreciate
everything you did.
LILLIE: Can I grab
you a mint julep?
Sure.
FRANK: Yeah.
[chuckling]
One for me, too, Mom.
LILLIE: OK.
The necklace really suits you.
Oh, I love it so much.
I'm so glad.
GUEST: Who fixed the spire?
It's seamless.
You wouldn't know anything
ever happened to it.
That was my son, Ash, Ash Taylor
of Taylor Heritage Construction.
He's...
Sorry...
taking on that big
project in the mayor's office.
But after that, I'm
hoping we can rope him
into coming back
here maybe in time
for one of your next projects.
Well, we... we already have
another project lined up.
It's a... it's a charity
job, right, Dad?
We're in very early talks
on a rehoming program
for retired racehorses,
specializing in retraining
them to be companions.
Calling it the Frank
Reed Aftercare Program,
located at Golden Reed.
We're very, very
excited about it.
What can I say?
I'm a do-gooder.
HOST (ON PA): Please
turn your attention
to the infield for the Blanket
of Roses procession.
[chuckling]
- If you'll excuse me.
- Yeah.
- Mom, I gotta steal her.
- OK.
Come on.
Come with me.
OK.
[guitar music]
HOST (ON PA): Ladies
and gentlemen,
the 152nd Kentucky Derby
Blanket of Roses presented by...
Hey, here we are.
HOST (ON PA): our
friends at Goldoni's.
Wow.
Look at this.
Oh.
Wow.
[chuckling]
It really happened.
Because of you.
[chuckling]
[cheering]
HOST (ON PA): Ladies
and gentlemen,
the 152nd Kentucky Derby
Blanket of Roses presented
by our friends at Goldoni's.
[cheering]
There they are.
Oh, it all looks perfect.
Thank you.
HOST (ON PA): Ladies
and gentlemen,
the City of Louisville,
the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
and sports fans from
around the world
have been waiting
for this moment.
Riders up!
[cheering]
Oh, my gosh, look,
there's Camila.
Oh, you have no idea how
hard she's worked for this.
I wish I could be
with her right now.
You are.
[dramatic music]
I want that underdog to win.
It's been a good
week for underdogs.
[fanfare]
Come on, Angel Face!
Angel Face?
It's a long shot from post 17.
We've had a long
shot come in before
with Angel Face's great grandpa.
OK.
HOST (ON PA): And they're off!
FRANK: OK.
Come on.
Come on.
Let's go.
Let's go.
LILLIE: Yes.
HOST (ON PA): Unique
at the lead with a strong break
out of the gate.
My gosh.
Oh, my gosh.
HOST (ON PA): Angel
Face is five lengths off
the lead and dropping.
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
You got it!
Come on, Angel Face!
SHEP: Go, Angel Face!
HOST (ON PA): Coming
into the first turn, Fire
of Desire coming strong on 3.
Come on, Angel Face!
LILLIE: Go.
Go.
- All right.
He's coming around
the first turn.
HOST (ON PA): Here he
comes, picking them
off one by one, Angel Face.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh, look,
he's moving up.
HOST (ON PA): Angel Face!
AUDIENCE: Come on!
Come on!
He's winning!
[cheering]
HOST (ON PA): The long
shot surges to the front.
Unbelievable.
Angel Face is taking the lead.
Angel Face has done it!
He's won.
The impossible is happening.
The long shot Angel Face
has won the Kentucky Derby.
[cheering]
Oh, my gosh!
Wow!
[cheering]
AUDIENCE: Angel Face, he won!
I can't believe it.
You know what the crown rose
on the blanket stands for?
The struggle and heart it
takes to become a winner.
Speaking of, I talked
to Michelle at Goldoni's.
Starting next year,
blankets, crown rose,
and the jockey's
60 roses are going
to come from local
Louisville florists,
and we'd like you
to be the first one.
Are you serious?
Yes, I am.
Well, thank you.
Thank you so much.
So glad you're happy.
So kind.
You're very welcome.
You deserve it.
OK.
We gotta go celebrate.
[laughter]
[mellow music]
[cheering]
Oh, my gosh.
What do you say, florist?
I've never felt
luckier in my life.
[rising joyful music]
[theme music]
[audio logo]