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A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their undersized thoroughbred racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys face a series of mishaps on their way to Churchill Downs, becoming the ultimate underdogs in a final showdown with the world's racing elite.
Japanese movie loosely based on Tokino Minoru's racing career Glory [129] 1956 Margaret O'Brien wants to run her filly in the Kentucky Derby. Just My Luck [130] 1957 Fable of a British bloke whose one-pound wager at the track could win him sixteen thousand. April Love [131] 1957 In Kentucky, a wayward youth trains a sulky racehorse.
Ruffian is a 2007 American television film that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure.
Secretariat is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film produced and released by Walt Disney Pictures, written by Mike Rich and Sheldon Turner based largely on William Nack's 1975 book Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, with music by Nick Glennie-Smith and directed by Randall Wallace.
The 150th Kentucky Derby was all that and more as 156,710 people were on hand to watch Mystik Dan’s thrilling victory via a photo finish in the Run for the Roses on Saturday at Churchill Downs ...
Movies about horses constitute a popular film genre. Some examples include: ... The Kentucky Derby (1922) Kentucky Pride ... Run Free (1969) [1] S
Kentucky is a 1938 American drama sports film with Loretta Young, Richard Greene, and Walter Brennan. It was directed by David Butler . [ 1 ] It is a Romeo and Juliet story of lovers Jack and Sally, set amidst Kentucky horseracing , in which a family feud goes back to the Civil War and is kept alive by Sally's Uncle Peter.
Seabiscuit is a 2003 American historical sports drama film co-produced, written and directed by Gary Ross and based on the best-selling 1999 non-fiction book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand.