Sentences with phrase «greatest racehorse»

A young man once let his father call a coin toss, and from that simple act the greatest racehorse in history ran in someone else's silks.

«Some genes, like so - called speed genes in great racehorses, skip a generation and only express in grandchildren if their carrier was a certain sex.

Dark Horse (PG for mature themes and mild epithets) Inspirational, rags - to - riches documentary recounting how a group of working - class Welshmen successfully pooled their resources to raise a great racehorse.

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It attracts many of the world's finest racehorses to compete for more than # 5.5 milllion in prize money and of course it is a great opportunity to show your style and see fabulous outfits and extraordinary hats and fascinators, and men in their tailcoats and top hats < - something I have so far only seen on TV.

The idea that the fate of this little racehorse that could (and ultimately, even the idea that the horse is an underdog is a bit of a cheat, since Seabiscuit's lineage was sterling — less «underdog» than «underachiever») galvanized a nation reeling under the Great Depression is the only idea that remains in the film, seized by Ross as an opportunity to insert archive stills of the period — complete with voice - over from historian David McCullough — to lend his horse opera the sort of gravitas he's not able to provide through narrative.

Lo and behold, Howard's modest investment (and brat / horse sense) scores him the racehorse sensation of the Great Depression as it gallops into America's collective heart and helps her pull through our darkest hour.

In the midst of the Great Depression, a businessman (Jeff Bridges) coping with the tragic death of his son, a jockey with a history of brutal injuries (Tobey Maguire) and a down - and - out horse trainer (Chris Cooper) team up to help Seabiscuit, a temperamental, undersized racehorse.

Dancing for Dollars, the latest book from relationship columnist, racehorse trainer, beauty queen, host, and self - published author Victoria M. Howard, has been collecting great reviews and accolades, with a possible film adaptation in the works!

When not at the SPAW she can be found teaching large animal farm laboratory sessions for the Veterinary Technology Program at Douglas College and enjoying the great outdoors camping and hiking with her son Connor, riding her retired Standardbred racehorse «Player», or spending time with her dogs «The Wheagle» and «Katie - Kate» and her cat «Rockin Rhonda.