以《返家十万里》扬名的导演卡罗尔·巴拉德一鸣惊人之作。以戏剧化的抒情风格描述一名男孩在船难中跟黑神驹同时漂流到荒岛上,人与马建立了两位一体的非凡感情。后来他们获救重回人类社会,巧遇老牌马术教练,乃被训练成出色的赛马和小小年纪的骑师,在一次比赛中获得冠军。全片的摄影极为优美动人,尤其当时的童星凯利·里诺在沙滩上跟黑神驹玩耍的场面,在视听效果上呈现出大自然之美的极至。米基·鲁尼饰演的驯马师在片中也占有重要地位,一老一少和马之间的三角互动关系爆发出感人的火花,堪称同类影片中的一流代表作。While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world.