The Saddle Club (TV Series)

Track Record (2001)

Nathan Phillips: Red O'Malley

Quotes 

• Max Regnery : [Max has called Red and Jake into his office after the stable fires]  What happened?

  Jake : I dunno. Honest.

  Max Regnery : Red?

  Red O'Malley : I wasn't here.

  Max Regnery : You weren't here?

  Red O'Malley : I didn't know you went into town.

  Max Regnery : Didn't you tell Red?

  Jake : I didn't know he was going anywhere!

  [Max rolls his eyes] 

  Red O'Malley : I told you!

  Jake : When?

  Max Regnery : Where'd you get off to, anyway?

  Red O'Malley : Comanche needed exercise.

  Max Regnery : So you just took off? Like before. You put people's lives at risk, the horses, NOT TO MENTION THE REST OF THE PROPERTY!

  [the Saddle Club listens in as Max continues to yell at Red through his office] 

  Max Regnery : I trusted you, Red. I gave you a second chance when no one else would. You promised me you changed, that it wouldn't happen again!

  Red O'Malley : I have changed! It wasn't like that!

  Max Regnery : [shaking his head in disappointment]  I'm really disappointed in you, Red. You let me down.

  Red O'Malley : Well, you don't have to worry about that! I quit!

  [Red slams the door outside Max's office, and The Saddle Club watches as Red storms out] 

• Red O'Malley : [Lisa shows him an old newspaper regarding a fire he was involved in]  How did you find this?

  Lisa Atwood : Deborah and I looked it up in the newspaper's archives. You trained at Greenwood Stables, then you quit for no reason... around the same time the barn burnt down. That's what Max meant when he said he gave you a second chance, right?

  Red O'Malley : He gave me a chance when no one would... and I let him down.

  Lisa Atwood : What happened at Greenwood?

  Red O'Malley : I was practically part of the family. I worked there. I lived there. I was training for the nationals. We were close to being selected when I blew it in one of the trials. I wasn't concentrating. My trainer was really mad, and we had a huge fight. It was my job to check the stables and make sure everything was okay for the night... but I took off.

  Lisa Atwood : But you didn't start it.

  Red O'Malley : It doesn't matter. It was my responsibility, and I just took off. Guess some things never change, huh?

  Lisa Atwood : But it was an accident! Why did you leave?

  Red O'Malley : [exhales]  We didn't get all the horses out in time. They were so badly burnt, we had to put two of them down. One was mine.

  Lisa Atwood : [on the verge of crying]  Oh, Red.

  Red O'Malley : Joker was the most incredible horse. We had this bond, you know? Like we completely trusted each other. He would've done anything for me and... and look what I did to him. Maybe I'm a jinx, huh?

• Mrs. Reg : You're really leaving?

  Red O'Malley : What choice do I have?

  Mrs. Reg : I know you didn't start that fire, Red.

  Red O'Malley : How do you know?

  Mrs. Reg : Because there's not much I don't see. And in you, I see a dedicated stable hand, who'd-who'd rather hurt himself than hurt a horse. And you're conscientious.

  Red O'Malley : But according to Max, I'm irresponsible. And if he's gonna think the worst of me and bring up a mistake from the past, I can't work here.

  Mrs. Reg : Oh, Red.

  [Red continues walking until Jake spots him] 

  Jake : Red. Um, I was thinking I should go with you.

  Red O'Malley : What?

  Jake : Well... I don't know. You got me this job. I mean, you're me mate.

  Red O'Malley : Jake, this has nothing to do with you. Plus, you like it here... but thanks.