Universal disapproval of Kris and Junior's wedding plans has everyone on edge, and even Kris wonders if she has what it takes to be part of the Davis family.
With Jean still out of commission, Kris and Matt do their best to run the dude ranch at Raintree while also preparing for the next race, which features Dani's new horse in the field.
Kris and Junior hastily decide to get married, but they're forced to postpone their plans when Jean is injured by one of the horses rescued by Matt.
Kris hopes that Flame's success in the DuPont Stakes might help Jean change her mind about Raintree's future, but Kris isn't so sure about what part---if any---she'll play in it.
When it appears that Flame is ready for his first race, Kris decides to fight to get her jockey's license reinstated.
The pressure is on Junior to decide whether or not to go through with his wedding to Laura after he and Kris share a moment of passion.
Junior's preoccupation with his and Calvin's business proposition takes time away from his wedding plans, but Laura suspects his loss of focus may have something to do with Kris.
Kris and Junior help Matt with his improbable plan to get Raintree back in the horse-racing business, which involves finding Wildfire's offspring, Flame.
Kris and Matt's rekindled relationship comes as a shock to Junior, who is distracted by consoling Dani in her time of mourning.
Kris increasingly becomes the object of Matt's affection this renders his relationship with Gillian incompatible.
With Raintree in dire financial straits, Jean and Matt's willingness to consider a buyer's offer draws criticism from Pablo and Kris.
Kris worries about her status at Raintree after Gillian moves into the bunkhouse with Matt and begins offering unsolicited advice about Wildfire's training.
Kris is overcome by emotion when she helps Matt and Junior try to save Flame from being sold by Junior's dad.
Kris is distracted by the return of her rival, Tina Sharp (Amy Jo Johnson), who is tapped to ride a Raintree boarder's horse that used to belong to the Davis ranch.
The destruction of Kris's trailer by fire forces her to move into the Ritters' house, which brings her closer to an old flame.
Kris has a falling-out with Jean over Wildfire's readiness to race again.
Kris finds herself racing Dani's horse Picaro against Wildfire, as the result of a promise she made.
Kris must turn to Junior for help when she is asked to throw a race by John Zack, the figure from Pablo's past.
Kris learns a lesson in the jockey life as she works under a renowned but demanding trainer.
When Raintree takes on a well-known horse to train, Kris and Matt work together to figure out the horse's problem, only to discover the real reason Pablo wants nothing to do with it.