Synopsis
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 25 years.
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Cast
- Diane LanePenny Chenery
- John MalkovichLucien Laurin
- Scott GlennChris Chenery
- Dylan WalshJack Tweedy
- Fred ThompsonBull Hancock
- Margo MartindaleMiss Ham
- Nelsan EllisEddie Sweat
- James CromwellOgden Phipps
- Otto ThorwarthRonnie Turcotte
- Michael HardingE.V. Benjamin
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Conventional but rousingly effective picture. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
An engaging sports movie about the greatest racehorse ever and his female owner who literally bets the farm on his supremacy. - 80
Boxoffice Magazine
Particularly impressive is veteran cinematographer Dean Semler's inventive cinematography that manages to put the audience right in the middle of the races like never before. - 75
Observer
This is one terrific movie about one terrific horse. It enthralls on so many levels-emotional, cinematic, historic. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
This pleasantly rote movie will rouse you. - 67
Austin Chronicle
A conventional story, conventionally told. - 63
ReelViews
The story as a whole seems stale and overly familiar. - 60
Time Out
Lane, experiencing her career heyday, is sweet enough to have you rooting for her, even if her journey to the winner's circle is an odds-on favorite.
