Based on the remarkable true story, "Secretariat" chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) 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 (John Malkovich)--manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time.
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) 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 (John Malkovich) -- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
The film tells the story of the Penny Chenery and her United States' Hall of Fame racehorse, Secretariat who, in 1973, became the first horse in twenty-five years to win the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. The story centers around Penny Chenery who took over the financially troubled Meadow Stable from her ailing father and guided the horse through his Triple Crown season. Other key characters are trainer Lucien Laurin and jockey Ron Turcotte.
The first full trailer for "Secretariat" starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich has been unleashed by Walt Disney Pictures. Debuted by Yahoo! Movies, the video follows Lane's Penny Chenery, a housewife who takes over her ailing father's horse farm in Virginia.
Knowing nothing about the business, Chenery tries to find a trainer for her horse Secretariat. When Secretariat came along and began to take shape as a potential champion, Chenery is pressured to sell the farm after her father died and she is hit with a multimillion-dollar inheritance tax.
Based on true story of Penny Chenery who successfully guided Secretariat to win the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1973, the sport drama film is directed by Randall Wallace. "Secretariat" will hit U.S. theaters starting October 8.
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