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82) Shergar
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Based on the true story of Shergar, Ireland's most decorated thoroughbred and perhaps the greatest race horse of all time, who was kidnapped by IRA terrorists and held for $2 million ransom. Can a young stable boy save Shergar's life?
83) Dark Horse
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Description
Set in a former mining village in Wales, an inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. .
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 21
Description
An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion, his niece begins a romance with a jockey but is haunted by memories of her brother's accident.
86) Secretariat
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Pub. Date
2007
Description
Secretariat, the movie summary: Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.
The Horse that God Built, book summary: Through the lens of Eddie Sweat, Secretariat's African-American groom, this is the record of one man's search for the horse's legacy and the heartwarming story...
87) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Seabiscuit is the remarkable tale of a thoroughbred racehorse and down-and-out jockey John "Red" Pollard, an ex-prizefighter. Together they become hard luck heroes for a troubled nation and two of the most celebrated sports figures of the twentieth century
89) Lean on Pete
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until he...
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