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Kings of the Turf

1941

Kings of the Turf is a 1941 American short documentary film about horse racing, directed by Del Frazier. This entry in The Sports Parade series shows us how Mortimer, a Standardbred horse, is trained for harness racing. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject.

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Chuckwagon

1964

Focusing on the sport of chuckwagon racing at the Calgary Stampede, captured through a mix of aerial, POV, and ringside footage, the film is ahead of its time in the way it captures adrenaline-pumping action. This short documentary offers a ringside view of the chuckwagon race, star attraction of the world-famous Calgary Stampede. Once ponderous Percheron and Clydesdale draught thundered around the course. Now they are racers, and it takes a firm hand to guide such horsepower.

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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner

1922

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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Vsaďte na Korana

1963

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Eagle Boy

2018

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

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The Derby

1913

A momentous act of self sacrifice is caught on camera - Emily Davison is trampled by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.

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The Tattooed Police Horse

1964

Barred from racing for breaking stride, a trotting horse finds a new career as a police officer's mount in Boston.

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Halter Off

2018

Set in Charles Town, West Virginia, Halter Off offers an unapologetic look at one man's shot at a second chance. Angelo Jackson, a 50-year old horse trainer with a checkered past, is looking to redeem himself after being one charge away from a life sentence in prison. Banned from the track and with the odds against him, Angelo is facing the biggest race of his career against mentor and legendary horse trainer, James W. Casey. As Angelo finds himself downs on his luck and with the system he is working for working against him, he puts it all on the line to win the race of his life.

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Canadian Carnival

1955

Carnival time in Quebec, Canada, is also time for racing with sled-dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey, curling the carving of ice-statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and also the selection of a Carnival Queen.

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The Derby 1895

1895

A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and the race is over, police officers run onto the infield. The crowd moves around.

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Sarfo

2022

The life of a racehorse, days before an important racing competition at the Hippodrome of Buenos Aires

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Dark Horse

2015

The larger than life true story of how a barmaid in a poor Welsh mining village convinces some of her fellow residents to pool their resources to compete in the "sport of kings" with a racehorse they would breed and raise.

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Barbados at the Races

2010

Miniseries looking at Barbados through the lives of the island's horse racing community.

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Horses

2010

What might it be like to be a horse? Not just any horse, but a top-end racehorse in Ireland? This is the question Horses explores, following three promising, charismatic horses over the course of one rather difficult racing year, bringing us into their world and revealing their distinct individual characters. Beautiful, unusual, and highly entertaining, the film combines the drama of a sports movie with the exploration of an ancient human obsession, offering a subtle critique of humanity's quirks on the side. (Storyville)

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Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun

2023

An intimate and thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman and the deep bonds between her father and family in the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world… bareback.

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Tanbark and Turf

1955

This short film takes the viewer on a tour through the world of harness racing and show horses.

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Tale of a Trotter

1956

This short follows the life of a harness racehorse named "Spunky" from foal, through training, to the finish of his first race at Yonkers Raceway.

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Trained Hoofs

1935

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

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Can You Beat the Bookies?

2019

Comedian and presenter Lloyd Griffith embarks on an experiment to find out if he can uncover the secrets of gambling success and in the process learn the truth about how the industry operates.

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Charismatic

2011

In June of 1999 an unlikely chestnut colt named Charismatic, with jockey Chris Antley aboard, headed down the stretch at the Belmont Stakes with the hope of becoming the first Triple Crown winner in nearly 21 years.

Genre	Documentary
Production Companies	Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Ccountries	United States of America

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