Salesman Victor Barnes believes that he has it all-- a great job, a beautiful wife, two wonderful children, a comfortable Australian lifestyle-- until one fateful day when he is pulled over on the motorway by a flashing blue light. Set against the thrills and spills of thoroughbred horse racing, this is the compelling story of Victor Barnes's attempt to rebuild his life after a terrible loss that takes him back to his West Country roots and plunges him deep into the dangerous world of racing intrigues, passions, and shady dealings.