Secretariat the movie is a drama directed by Randall Wallace, and written by Mike Rich and William Nack. It is about a housewife named Penny Chenery Tweedy. As a child, she was the only one of her siblings to develop her father’s love for horses and horse racing. Before her father dies, he tells Penny, “Let him run his race.” he is of course speaking of Secretariat, her father would never sell that horse. When her father dies, her husband and her brother want her to sell her father’s breeding farm, but her father would never sell it. It had been losing money steadily but her father wouldn’t sell it. It is almost the time for the prestigious coin toss that will decide who gets what foal from the famous short distance champion, Bold Ruler. This foal is one that could save the farm. So while her brother, and her husband try to convince her to just sell it, she decides to study up on the bloodlines of the stallion, and the mare. When it is time for the coin toss, Penny Chenery Tweedy looses the coin toss, but gets Secretariat. She ends up getting Lucien who is a slightly insane French-Canadian trainer. Under him, Secretariat lost his first race, but it was because Secretariat was bumped coming out of the Gate. As Secretariat gets better, the stakes get higher. There is another horse that is coming out strong called Sham. He and Secretariat race against each other. Who will win? Watch the movie to find out!
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