HORSE RACING MOVIES
HORSE RACING MOVIES;
Here is a collection of our favourite horse racing movies;
1944 - National Velvet
a movie which stars a young Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney, and it is an absolute classic. Elizabeth Taylor, plays a young girl who believes her troublesome horse has enough talent to win the Grand National Steeplechase, and then goes against all convention when she rides him in the race herself.
1947 - Black Gold
This is the complicated story of a boy and his horse who are adopted by a kind Indian man and his wife. The couple decides to breed their mare to the boy's horse, but they fall in with a shady manager and end up losing the mare to him.
1959 - Ben Hur
Not necessarily a movie all about horses but the chariot race in it is unforgettable. The picture above comes from the famous Chariot Race in the epic film "BEN HUR" starring Charlton Heston.
1979 - The Black Stallion
This movie is based on the novel where a young boy is shipwrecked with a wild stallion and a strong bond is forged.
The popular book and series sets a strong foundation for this movie and it's sequels. This 1979 film again stars Mickey Rooney and earned him an Oscar nomination for his role as the trainer. It is by far one of the best and most popular of horse racing movies.
1983 - Phar Lap
Phar Lap, the story of the great Australian racer, although not a born thoroughbred he won the heart of the nation. A story of his incredible triumphs and his early demise.
1984 - Champions
A movie starring John Hurt, about the great British steeplechaser Aldaniti and his jockey Bob Champion – the pair overcome Champion’s cancer and the horse’s serious injury to return to racing glory.
1989 - Let It Ride
A film starring Richard Drefuss. The movie offers a hilarious yet touching look at a race-tracker on a roll.
1999 - Shergar
This movie is based on a true story. Shergar was a champion racehorse who was stolen by IRA terrorists and then rescued by a young boy. A bit different take on horse racing in general, since this is about Irish horse racing, but this is still one of the best horse racing movies.
2001 - On The Nose
This movie is focused more around the people of the story and less about the horses. A janitor with a gambling problem needs to raise money to send his daughter to Trinity college. He finds an aboriginal head in a jar and discovers that the head is able to predict the winner of horse races. A comedy and more amusing than most, this is one of the best horse racing betting movies.
2003 - Seabiscuit
"A Broken Horse and three Broken Men" pull it all together in this wonderful and moving movie about a famous race horse who inspired a nation during the Era of the "Great Depression"
2004 - Hidalgo
This incredible film follows the epic story of a Pony Express rider and his Mustang who are invited to race against the finest Arabian horses in a 3,300 mile race across the Arabian desert. The cinematography, acting, and story line make this one of the best horse racing movies.
2005 - Dreamer
"Inspired by a true story" Dreamer is about a injured racehorse who is brought back to racing condition against all odds, to race in the Breeder's Cup. The filly suffers a career ending broken leg, and is saved by a trainer and his daughter who are down on their luck. Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning star as the father and daughter team who initially lack, but eventually find a much needed bond in this beautiful movie.
2007 - Ruffian
A breathtaking movie based on a true life story about a race horse called Ruffian. This film captures all that was so great about the freakishly fast filly known as "Queen of the fillies", Ruffian. Ruffian was posthumously was given the title of American "Filly of the Century". A truly beautiful but gut wrenching movie about all that was so awful about her demise following her 1975 match race with Foolish Pleasure.
2010 - Secrectariat
A wonderful movie about "The Impossible True Story" of this amazing horse, called Secretariat, its owner and his fantastic "Triple Crown" achievement. It stars Diane Lane and John Malkovitch.
All the above movies are films that we have thoroughly enjoyed and watched more than once. Is there a horse racing movie you have enjoyed that you think we should add to our page? Let us know. Why don't you have a look at our page on famous race horses or the history of horse racing.
