"The horse that won the heart of a nation..."12 November 1949Drama, Romance, Family93 mins
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel
Frankie Reynolds (Frankie Darro' ), youngest member of a family of jockeys, borrows $4.85 (yes, four dollars and eighty-five cents) from his sister Phyllis (Gladys Blake), who is not a jockey, to buy a crippled colt from the stables owned by Clay Harrison (Kane Richmond).
An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship and makes it possible for the boy to conceive his dream and pursue it.
After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.
The arrival of beautiful, mysterious French Junior Champion, Dorothée Doutey, causes rumors and sparks to fly.
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Sixteen times out of the starting gate. Zero times in the Winner's Circle. Those were the humble beginnings of the undersized underdog bay colt who became ...
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Sixteen times out of the starting gate. Zero times in the Winner's Circle. Those were the humble beginnings of the undersized underdog bay colt who became ...
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