She Went to the Races

Dr. Homer Pecke faces dismissal because the institute cannot afford to keep him. The institute needs $20,000 to continue his research. Ann Wotters and their colleagues scramble to find a way to raise the money.

They brainstorm a plan to raise funds and test a foolproof method to forecast horse winners. The scientists decide to try their luck at the racetrack. The janitor, recently successful at the races, offers unexpected help.

During their visit to Pasadena, they discover no hotel rooms are available in the city. Ann persuades the hotel staff to use Steve Canfield's room in his suite. Steve checks in and reluctantly allows Ann to share a room.

Hilda, Steve's old girlfriend and horse owner, is also staying at the hotel and hopes to reconnect with Steve. Ann and Steve begin developing romantic feelings. The competing interests begin to threaten the scientists' plan.

After deliberation, the four scientists decide to bet on Steve's horse, Mr. McGillicuddy. Steve worries that Ann may blame him if her horse loses. Hilda watches the arrangement with growing interest.

Homer goes missing from his Los Angeles home and turns up at the Pasadena racetrack. He tells Ann that he has bet on Steve's horse because Steve himself has placed a bet on it. Ann, acting on what she believes is Steve's advice, bets on a different horse and loses.

Steve's involvement causes tension as Ann discovers her horse has lost and Mr. McGillicuddy wins. She realizes Homer misinformed about Steve's bets. The relationship between Ann and Steve ends, giving Hilda leverage to pursue Steve.

Hilda proposes marriage and a merger of racing interests with Steve. Despite the lingering feelings for Ann, Hilda makes a bid for partnership. Steve is torn between his old love and his new ally.

Ann seeks the rest of the money by visiting Steve to borrow it, only to find him and Hilda drinking in Hilda's room. Steve offers the money to Ann before she asks, then reveals he is engaged to Hilda. Ann storms off in anger.

At the next race, Ann asks Steve to place a new bet on Mr. McGillicuddy. She challenges Hilda to withdraw her horse from their joint entry to prove she is not marrying Steve for money. The scientists realize they have miscalculated and placed the wrong bet.

Steve returns and bets on the horse he believes will win, which saves the scientists. News reaches them that Homer's reinstatement funds have been found. Mr. McGillicuddy wins the race, and the group breathes a sigh of relief.

With Homer reinstated, Ann and Steve reunite and share a kiss in the winner's circle. The team has secured the funds and their futures. Even as love interests realign, the victory marks a new beginning.