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The Bluegrass Special

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The Bluegrass Special

A heart-tugging story about a young girl with a very special dream.

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0h 48m

1977

“A heart-tugging story about a young girl with a very special dream.”

Synopsis

Penny is a teenage horse trainer with a very special dream of becoming a jockey. She picks Woodhill to compete in the upcoming Bluegrass Special; Woodhill is a beautiful race horse with a bad reputation who threw and injured his rider during a race in Tijuana. Penny's devotion and determination are an inspiration to anyone who believes that dreams can come true.

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Drama

horse racehorsehorse whispererhorse trainerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship

Cast & Crew

Devon Ericson

Devon Ericson

as Penny Wainwright

Celeste Holm

Celeste Holm

as Deirdre Wainwright

Davy Jones

Davy Jones

as Davey Sanders

William Windom

William Windom

as Phil Wainwright

Ray Bianco

as Jockey (uncredited)

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