Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.
Charley
Lynn
Ray
Del
Race Announcer
Lynn's Husband
Cop 1
Cop 2
Nurse
Bonnie
Old Timer
Portland Downs Security Guard
Ruby
Mitch
Dallas
Mike
Mr. Kendall
Laurie
Woman Driver
Desert Officer
Silver
Martha
Warehouse Man
Santiago
Bob
Aunt Margy
