![]() ![]() ![]() With the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich), Tweedy fosters Secretariat into the winner's circle, the history books, and the hearts of Americans. While this Disney movie celebrates the animal that became known as " America's Superhorse," it also focuses on his owner Penny Tweedy (Diane Lane), a housewife and mother who, with little training experience, takes over management of the family thoroughbred farm after her mother's death and her father (Scott Glenn) becomes ill. ![]() In 1973 the titular, record-breaking thoroughbred won the Triple Crown for the first time in 25 years and set race records in all three events – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Here are five movies about horses and horse racing sure to put you in the mood for Saturday's gallop to the winner's circle. The breadth of his activity and experience is narrowed by the limitations of his relatively weak, sluggish body. Man is preoccupied with freedom yet laden with handicaps. ![]() Laura Hillenbrand, quote from Seabiscuit: An American Legend. Horse racing has spurred many big screen features over the last century, from the Marx Brother's "A Day at the Races" (1937) to "Boots Malone" (1953), "The Black Stallion" (1979) and "Dreamer" (2005). In flight, he is nature's ultimate wedding of form and purpose. ![]()
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