Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery -- with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin -- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years.
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Some of the closeup shots of the racing horses were achieved by attaching lightweight digital cameras to sticks and positioning them close to the horses as they galloped around the track. The horses got used to it, but the jockeys were sometimes startled by them.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
Though taking place between 1969 and 1973, the children of Penny Chenery do not age during the course of the film.
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Quotes
Penny Chenery:
[Chenery speaking to Secretariat the evening before the Belmont Stakes]
I've run my race. You run yours. See more »