Movie Description:
Sid Halley, champion steeplechase jockey, suffers a devastating injury in a fall that ends his career. He sinks into self-pity until hisaristocratic father-in-law bullies him into trying something new: becoming a private detective. A great literary gumshoe emerges as Halleyregains his dignity, faces his vulnerability, and finds new meaning in life. Based on the novel ODDS AGAINSTand other stories by formerjockey and bestselling author Dick Francis, this series goes inside the cutthroat world of British horse racing. As owners scheme,bookies connive, and greed leads to murder, Halley uses what he learned as a jockey to expose the scoundrels in the Sport of Kings.DISC 1 ODDS AGAINST: Seabury racecourse suffers a series of mysterious mishaps. Someone seemsto be planning a takeover and will stop at nothing, not even murder. For his first case following his injury, Sid Halley relies on his friend,karate pro Chico Barnes, to help him save the track and findhis feet as a gumshoe. TRACKDOWN:In the high-stakes sport of horse racing, the rich only want to get richer. As Sid learns to use his new prosthetic hand, he and Chicoinvestigate why a winning horsekeeps losing to long shots. They uncover race fixing, blackmail, and murder and realize that nothing is whatit seems. GAMBLING LADY: When a valuablehorse dies in a suspicious road accident, Sid andChico are hired to investigate a possible insurance scam. They unearth an international swindle, meet a beautiful woman who bets on a losingmare, and travel to Milan to discover the truth.
