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1) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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.
2) Dream horse
Pub. Date
2021.
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.
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
Vintage Books edition.
Language
English
Description
Carter ought to be managing his thoroughbred business is Kentucky. Instead, he is in a desolate room in Cucamonga, Nowheresville, U.S.A., trying to get back in the good graces of Vinnie, the one man who has the power to destroy him. From the beginning, Sam Shepard's Simpatico launches us into the world of horse racing, where high society meets the low life and the line between winners and losers is as treacherously thin as a razor blade.
7) 50 to 1
Language
English
Description
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby.
11) Ruffian
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The story of the filly Ruffian, who was undefeated until a broken leg at Belmont Park ended her career and her life.
14) Rodeo girl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A 14 year old girl is sent from New England to Texas to live with her gruff father.
16) The killing
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A group of small-time crooks plan a daring race-track robbery--but their well-laid plans go awry.
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
100th anniversary edition.
Language
English
Description
Francis the talking mule : A bewildered soldier befriends an old army mule, who happens to talk! Second Lieutenant Peter Stirling repeatedly finds himself in a mental hospital after he tries to explain to his unbelieving superior officers that a talking animal rescued him from behind enemy lines. When his four-legged friend appears with plans of heroic action, the U.S. Army faces one of its biggest, and most stubborn, challenges. Bonus material included.
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19) National Velvet
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
[Standard format].
Language
English
Description
Contains three classic films featuring horses and the owners who love them, including "National Velvet," "Black Beauty," and "The Story of Seabiscuit."
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