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1) Dream Horse
Language
English
Description
Experience the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town bartender Jan Vokes. With little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to raise Dream and compete against the racing elites, becoming a beacon of hope in their struggling community as he rises through the ranks.
2) Secretariat
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.
3) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
4) Shergar
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Shergar, Ireland's most decorated thoroughbred and perhaps the greatest race horse of all time, who was kidnapped by IRA terrorists and held for $2 million ransom. Can a young stable boy save Shergar's life?
5) Lean on Pete
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until he...
Pub. Date
p2006, c1949
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col., and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion, his niece begins a romance with a jockey but is haunted by memories of her brother's accident.
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben Crane is a Kentucky horse trainer who watches in horror as a championship filly breaks a leg during a practice run. Ordinarily the horse would have to be put down, but today Ben's daughter, Cale, is at the track. Ben impulsively buys the horse, which causes him to lose his job. The rehabilitation process of the horse is almost too much for a farm that's already struggling to survive in a modern economy, but the horse turns out to be a much-needed...
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