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1) Horse
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Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name painting the racehorse takesup arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery...
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"Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit?s fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the...
4) Dark horse
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a small town in South Wales, a barmaid and her husband breed a racehorse with the help of their community.
5) Crossfire
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Shell-shocked and missing a foot--lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan--Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the "first lady of British racing," has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather....
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Publisher
McPherson & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 23 cm.
Description
At the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of cheap horse racing, where trainers and jockeys, grooms and hotwalkers, loan sharks and touts all struggle to take an edge, or prove their luck, or just survive. Equal parts Nathanael West, Damon Runyon and Eudora Welty, Lord of Misrule follows five characters, scarred and lonely dreamers in the American grain, through a year and four races at Indian Mount Downs,...
8) Secretariat
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
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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.
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Series
A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 18
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2002.
Physical Desc
84 pages : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the disappearance of a valuable racehorse that Dink's uncle and his friend, Forest Evans, have just bought and entered in a race at Saratoga.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (359 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A day at the races (1937): A vet posing as a doctor, a race horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit race horse ; A night in Casablanca (1946): It's the Nazis vs. the Brothers when the trio foils Axis criminal activity at a hotel swirling in intrigue and whirling with nonstop nonsense.
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"Perestroika in Paris is an imaginative story of three extraordinary animals--and a young boy--whose lives intersect in Paris. Parasis a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. One afternoon she pushes open the door of her stall--she's a curious filly--and, after traveling through the night, arrives by chance in the City of Light. She's dazzled, and often mystified,by the sights, sounds and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she...
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Series
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2010
Physical Desc
4 CDs (3 hrs. 56 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The orange outlaw: While visiting Dink's uncle in New York City, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help uncover who is responsible for stealing a very valuable painting.
The panda puzzle: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the kidnapping of the new baby panda at the petting zoo.
The quicksand question: When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.
The runaway racehorse: Dink,...
Publisher
Pony Highway Productions
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"This sweeping documentary series follows six fascintaing horse characters and their trainer, veterinarian, jockeys, owners and caretakers through the breathtaking highs and lows of a year of world class racing." From container
Publisher
Hennegan Brothers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Hennegan brothers follow six trainers from varying parts of the country on their prize 2005 horses' journeys through various graded stakes to the Kentucky Derby. Both joy and heartbreak are present in this film, often shown by the same trainers and their families, concerning their horses' stances going into, coming out of, and after the Derby (if they even make it).
18) Dream horse
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
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