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Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A traveling circus accidentally leaves behind a baby zebra. The baby is then rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter Channing. "Stripes" is soon introduced to the farm's misfit troupe of barnyard residents. The Walsh farm borders the Turfway Racetrack, where highly skilled thoroughbreds compete for the ultra-prestigious Kentucky Crown. From the first moment Stripes lays eyes on the track, he's hooked. He knows...
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 51 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When America needed him most, Seabiscuit became the working man's hero and the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorse in history. This documentary includes real footage of Red Pollard's thrilling victory at the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap, the complete Seabiscuit/War Admiral "Match Race", and an exclusive interview with author Laura Hillenbrand.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Doctor Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big horse race. The doctor runs into some problems. The doctor runs a high priced clinic for the well-off who do not have a clue that he has a degree in Veterinary Medicine.
4) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
5) Dark horse
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a former mining village in Wales, a group of friends from a working men's club, led by bar-maid Jan Vokes and tax accountant Howard Davies, decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. Named Dream Alliance, he eventually wins over 137,000 pounds in prize money.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Dutch immigrant Harry deLeyer journeyed to the United States after World War II and developed a transformative relationship with a broken down Amish plow horse he rescued off a slaughter truck that was bound for the glue factory. Harry paid 80 dollars for the horse and named him Snowman, and in less than two years, the team went on to win the triple crown of snow jumping, beating the nation's top pedigree horses and wealthiest socialites.
7) The killing
Series
Criterion collection volume 575
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (84 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
Johnny Clay has a plan. After spending 5 years in Alcatraz, he decides that if he's going to commit crimes, the risk had better be worth the punishment. He then proceeds to mastermind a brilliant criminal scheme to steal $2,000,000 from a local racetrack in which "no one will get hurt."
Killer's kiss: Prize-fighter Davy Gordon intervenes when private dancer Gloria Price is being attacked by her employer and lover Vincent Raphello. This brings the...
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ben Crane is a Kentucky horse trainer who watches in horror as a championship filly breaks a leg during a practice run. Ordinarily the horse would have to be put down, but today Ben's daughter, Cale, is at the track. Ben impulsively buys the horse, which causes him to lose his job. The rehabilitation process of the horse is almost too much for a farm that's already struggling to survive in a modern economy, but the horse turns out to be a much-needed...
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