Silks and Saddles (1936)
THE FASTEST, FUNNIEST, RACING PICTURE YOU'VE EVER SEEN!
Género : Acción, Comedia, Romance
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 3M
Director : Robert F. Hill
Sinopsis
College student Jimmy Shaw inherits a racehorse, named Lightning Lad, and sells stock to fellow students in order to obtain funds for racing the horse. Lightning Lad wins very race he is entered in. Marion Braddock, a spoiled rich girl who owns a racing stable offers to buy Lightning Lad, but Jimmy refuses to sell. The day of the big handicap-race arrives and Jimmy and his fellow stockholders are on their way to the track. But a group of gamblers, betting on Lightning Lad to lose, have some skullduggery plans to ensure Lightning Lad does not win the race.
A group of print workers in 1980s London club together to buy a race horse.
Made in 1939 by Seabiscuit's owner Charles Howard. This inspirational film chronicles Seabiscuit's life from birth, through training, and the legendary match race with War Admiral.
Melodrama deportivo que narra la historia de Bob Champion, un jockey que consiguió ganar el Grand National pese a sufrir un grave cáncer.
La acción tiene lugar en el mundo de las carreras de caballos, cuando un jugador con deudas falsifica la partida de nacimiento de un jockey para que pueda participar en una trascendental carrera. (FILMAFFINITY)
Un entrenador de caballos recibe una atención muy especial por parte de la esposa de su jefe.
Año 1890. A Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen), un legendario soldado de caballería, se le considera el mejor jinete del Far West, a pesar de lo cual se ve obligado a trabajar en el circo de Buffalo Bill. Un día recibe una oferta de un jeque árabe (Omar Sharif), propietario de caballos de pura raza, que puede ayudarle a recuperar su dignidad y prestigio: Frank y su caballo Hidalgo son invitados a participar en una carrera conocida como el Océano de Fuego, una prueba de supervivencia de 3.000 millas a través del desierto de Arabia. Basada en un hecho real.
The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton, who has the kidnap of a prize racehorse on her mind. The first film in the classic comedy series.
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Grover y Wilbur deben encontrar un sustituto del caballo de O'Hara, muerto tras comer caramelos accidentalmente. El dúo encuentra a uno en un hipódromo y se lo llevan, ignorando que se trata de un campeón de carreras llamado "Galleta de Té".
Nos encontramos en la Gran Depresión estadounidense, a finales de la década de los años treinta. La economía ha sufrido un golpe catastrófico y millones de personas han perdido su trabajo y su hogar. Poco lugar queda para la esperanza y el optimismo. Es un momento de devastación, Estados Unidos se encuentra sumido en una bache del que parece imposible salir.
A lonely boy finds companionship with a horse.
Seabiscuit is a racehorse that has gone down as a legend in American history. Horse racing was an extremely popular sport around the time of America's Great Depression, used as an escapist form of entertainment for out-of-work laborers. This comprehensive overview of Seabiscuit's career includes many of the races for which he was most famous, as well as commentary from a number of racing enthusiasts.
Bond recibe la misión de desenmascarar a Max Zorin, un misterioso empresario, y aparente espía de la KGB, que amenaza con dominar el mundo por medio de sus revolucionarios microchips. Aliado a poderosas empresas de tecnología punta, su objetivo es destruir la falla de San Andrés, provocando un terremoto de irreversibles consecuencias.
A tomboyish juvenile delinquent, Paschal Draney, is sent to live in a foster home run by a well-known horse breeder where he befriends a Thoroughbred seemingly crippled by a congenital eye defect.
When a gambler is accused of murder, the pretty orphanage employee he loves sets out to prove him innocent of the crime.
Charlie Thompson, un chico de quince años que es abandonado a su suerte por su padre, emprende junto a un caballo de carreras robado un peligroso viaje en busca de su tía, de la cual no tiene noticias desde hace tiempo, y un nuevo hogar.
Black Beauty is being trained to run in the steeplechase race, upon which the Cameron family has staked its fortune. However, the horse is injured racing for a doctor when its owner is hurt, and it looks like it won't recover in time to compete in the race.
Experience the magic of author Carroll Ballard's timeless tale all over again as screen star Mickey Rooney returns to the role that earned him his fourth Academy Award nomination, and follow the further adventures of the Black Stallion as based on Walter Farley's continuation of the series. Veteran horse trainer Henry Dailey (Rooney) sees boundless potential in young jockey Alec Ramsay (Richard Ian Cox), and as the two prepare to take Black Stallion to France to race in the Prix de Chantilly, an unforeseen tragedy forces Alec's French friend Nicole (Marianne Filali) to abandon the race in favor of caring for her ailing mother. As Alec and Henry prepare for the Prix de Chantilly, their situation is complicated by a series of shady businessmen and devious gamblers who are desperately attempting to fix the race.
This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.
En los barrios pobres de la capital de Kirguistán, Bishkek, Centaur de cincuenta años, vive tranquilamente con su esposa e hijo. Antes él era un ladrón de caballos pero ahora lleva una vida tranquila. Un día, Satyr llega a su casa y le reta a robar los famosos caballos de una personalidad muy conocida de la ciudad poniendo de nuevo a Centaur en el centro de atención de todo el barrio.
