In the Australian outback a family struggles to keep its farm from foreclosure. Their only hope is that their horse, Prince, will win money in a New Year's race. But when Prince is stolen the children embark on a dangerous and exciting adventure to get him back.
The Brindabella Homestead residents get into the festive spirit as they prepare to celebrate Christmas, but tensions begin to boil over when an old aunt arrives on the doorstep, claims that Brindabella was left to her as an inheritance, and wants all the residents to leave. What lengths will they go to in order to stop her?