Original sentence: A colorful group of contestants, including two former Rough Riders (Hackman and Coburn), a lady of little virtue (Bergen), a punk kid (Vincent), a Mexican with a toothache (Mario Arteaga), an old man (Johnson) and an English gentleman (Bannen), arrive on the scene and for various reasons attempt to win the competition.As the race progresses, the conditions test not only the endurance of horses and riders but also their philosophies of life and the meaning of winning and losing.Based on actual racing events in the early twentieth century, the film concerns a grueling 700 mile cross-country horse race in 1906 and the way it affects the lives of the various participants
Edited sentence: All must race against a thoroughbred of championship pedigree owned by a wealthy man (Coleman) who has no intention of seeing his entry lose.As the race progresses, the conditions test not only the endurance of horses and riders but also their philosophies of life and the meaning of victory and defeat.Based on actual events of the early twentieth century, the story concerns a grueling 700-mile cross-country horse race in 1906 and the way it affects the lives of its various participants.The colorful contestants include two former Rough Riders (Hackman and Coburn), a lady of little virtue (Bergen) with an ulterior movtive, a punk kid (Vincent), an old cowhand (Johnson), an English gentleman (Bannen) and a Mexican with a toothache (Mario Artaega) who literally needs to bite the bullet