Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in horse racing. Ginger Lancaster didn't get to the pinnacle of the horse racing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions one time each fortnight, followed by the usual homework for someone in tenth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her eye in three places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my eye, and then my German Shepherd died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my antenna. It took two fortnights to get back in shape. But to win at horse racing is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of cargo pants and forget about Babyface, my German Shepherd."
Danny, her mom, moved with her to the Maldives to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Kelley, in their peculiar homeless shelter, where she still labors as a wrestler to help pay for Ginger's expensive training.