horse racing

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A horse named Seabiscuit

2003
Tells the story of how the squat and funny-looking foal named Seabiscuit was transformed into the champion horse who defeated the favored War Admiral in a match race.

Man o' War

2004
A fictionalized biography of the American race horse who won twenty of twenty-one races, told by a stable boy who grew up with the great horse.

Born to run

a racehorse grows up
1988
Text and photographs follow a thoroughbred race horse from its birth through training to the first race as a two-year-old.

To race a dream

1994
In 1906, fifteen-year-old Theodora disguises herself as a boy to pursue her dream of becoming a race horse driver.

Black Gold

1987
A heroic, small-boned horse with a will to win is finally ridden to glory by his devoted jockey.

Homestretch

2009
Five months after losing his mother, seventeen-year-old Gas runs away from an abusive father and gets a job working at an Arkansas race track, surrounded by the illegal Mexican immigrants that he and his father blame for her death.

Man o' War

2004
Chronicles the story of the legendary race horse Man O'War, describing the horse's remarkable wins and records, his owners and riders, and his impact on the history of horseracing.

Seabiscuit

an American legend
2002
Describes how three men worked together to turn a rough-hewn, undersized horse into one of the fastest horses in racing history.

Mariposa Blues

1993
Returning to California for the summer to help train and race thoroughbreds, thirteen-year-old Graham tries to cope with the changes in his relationships with his dad and best friend Leslie and become an individual in his own right.

The Black Stallion's courage

2004
Alec and his trainer, Henry Dailey, work week after week to prepare the Black Stallion for the big race.

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