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Secretariat Movie NewsSecretariat comes to the big screen in 2010! The feature film about the 1973 Triple Crown winner stars Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Kevin Connolly and Eric Lange; and is directed by Randall Wallace, director of We Were Soldiers, and writer of Braveheart. Take a look at all the latest Secretariat movie news and merchandise here on Horseracingfans.net.

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Secretariat portrays the true story of unlikely racehorse owner Penney Chenery and her 1973 Triple Crown Champion Secretariat. The chestnut Thoroughbred became the first horse in 25 years to win the Triple Crown when he swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes, breaking records at each track. His final time in the Kentucky Derby, and his 31-length margin of victory in the Belmont have never been beaten. His record-time in the Preakness remained unofficial because Pimlico's timer broke during the race and they refused to acknowledge the evidence recorded and proven on that mysterious invention called "film". Secretariat was honored as Horse of the Year twice, the first time being a rare honor itself for a two-year-old.

Secretariat opens in theaters on October 8, 2010

The film will be released by Walt Disney Pictures.

Secretariat Movie Trailer

No trailer yet. Here is an ESPN SportsCentury feature on Secretariat's Triple Crown, with clips from his races; and interviews with Penney Chenery, Ron Turcotte, Bill Nack, and others.


Secretariat Movie Crew

The Secretariat Movie is being directed by Randall Wallace, director of We Were Soldiers, and writer of Braveheart.

Secretariat is produced by Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray of Mayhem Pictures (Miracle, Invincible).

Secretariat's screenplay is by Mike Rich, screenwriter of Radio and The Rookie.

The Secretariat film score will be composed by Nick Glennie-Smith, composer of the acclaimed scores for We Were Soldiers and The Man In The Iron Mask (in fact, his music got better reviews than both films).

Behind the camera for Secretariat is Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Dean Semler (2012, Dances with Wolves, We Were Soldiers, and Apocalypto).

Secretariat Movie Actors

Diane Lane (Killshot, Hollywoodland) is Penny Chenery (Penny Tweedy), the housewife who knew nothing about horses before taking over her ailing father's Meadow Stables, and owning Secretariat.

John Malkovich (Burn After Reading; Beowulf;  Shadow of the Vampire; and Jonah Hex (due in theatres on June 18, 2010) stars as jockey turned trainer Lucien Lauren, conditioner of Secretariat.

Otto Thorwarth portrays Ron Turcotte, Secretariat's regular rider. Otto Thorwarth is a professional jockey, with more than 1,300 wins at tracks including Turfway Park, River Downs, and Keeneland.

Kieth Austin portrays Laffit Pincay, jockey for Secretariat's chief racing rival, Sham. Austin has been a professional jockey for 17 years, riding at Louisiana Downs, Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Calder, Sam Houston, and many other race tracks. [Kieth Austin's bio and photographs at horseracingfirm.com]

Dylan Walsh (We Were Soldiers and TV's "Nip/Tuck") portrays Chenery's skeptical husband, John Tweedy. Walsh describes his character as, "a little bit stuck in the 1950s and keeps telling his wife, 'Never mind this little dream about a horse. You need to come home and take care of the kids and cook dinner.'"

Nelsan Ellis (HBO's True Blood) plays Eddie Sweat, Secretariat's groom.

Scott Glenn (The Silence of the Lambs, The Bourne Ultimatum, Nights in Rodanthe) plays Penny Chenery's father, Christopher Chenery.

Kevin Connolly (TV's Entourage) and Eric Lange (TV's Lost) are featured as William Nack and Andy Beyer, the reporters who first recognize Secretariat's potential.

Fred Thompson ("Law & Order," "Die Hard 2," "In the Line of Fire") plays Bull Hancock, a master horse breeder who was president of the Racing League and a friend of Chenery's father.

Dylan Baker (Spider-Man 2 and 3, and Revolutionary Road) portrays Penny Chenery's brother.

Sean Michael Cunningham (from the upcoming Jonah Hex movie) stars as Penny Chenery's son, Chris.

Margo Martindale (The Savages, Million Dollar Baby) portrays Chenery's assistant.

Amanda "AJ" Michalka (of the Aly & AJ group, and the film Super Sweet 16 - The Movie-- two things Andy Beyer loves more than horse racing, we're sure) portrays her daughter.

James Cromwell (The Green Mile, TV's 24) portrays Ogden Phipps, a wealthy financier and pillar of horse racing.

Secretariat Movie Production Status

Secretariat began filming in Kentucky in October, 2009; at Churchill Downs in Louisville, and Keeneland in Lexington. Filming is now continuing in Louisiana, where Richmar Stables has been transformed into Meadow Farm at which Secretariat was born. The former site of Evangeline Downs (now a training center) is being used to recreate different racetracks.

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News and articles about the movie Secretariat.

On the Set: Diane Lane in Secretariat - 11/25/2009 - accesshollywood.com
Behind the scenes with Secretariat's Diane Lane in this interview fom the Access Hollywood TV program.
Secretariat: extended on-set interview with Diane Lane  11/29/2009 - accesshollywood.com
Diane Lane talks about playing Penny Chenery.

Lights, Camera, Action - 11/20/2009 - klfy.com
KLFY TV channel 10 news report about Secretariat filming in Lafayette. Featuring video from the set, interviews with the director, and the movie's Secretariat in racing gear.

Secretariat digital FX firm Pixel Magic moves to Lafayette - 11/6/2009 - 2theadvocate.com
Pixel Magic, who have created digital effects for movies including 300 and Spider-Man, are moving to Lafayette, Louisiana. For the movie Secretariat, currently filming in Louisiana, Pixel Magic will be creating the digital fx that transform Evangeline Training Center into four or six different racetracks from Secretariat's career.

Secretariat Rides Again - 11/5/2009 - chevychaser.com
Behind-the-scenes perspective from a Lexington movie extra.

Houma teen surprised as anyone as path leads to silver screen - 11/4/2009 - DailyComet.com
13-year-old Sean Cunningham stars as one of Penny Chenery's sons in the Secretariat movie.

Walt Disney Pictures Secretariat filming in Louisiana - 11/2/2009 - Examiner.com
Extras dress up in their best 1970's attire for Promo Day during the filming of Secretariat at the former site of Evengeline Downs.

Secretariat movie bringing Triple Crown legend to life - 11/2/2009 - DailyWorld.com
Evangeine Training Center (formerly Evangeline Downs) in Carenco, Louisiana is recreated as six different race tracks in the Secretariat movie.

Secretariat finds home at local farm (Opelousas, Louisiana) - 11/1/2009 - DailyWorld.com
Richmar Stables on Louisiana 182 is being used to recreate Doswell, Virginia's Meadow Farm, where Secretariat was born and raised.

Disney film tells the story of Secretariat, owned by Smith College graduate Penny Chenery - 10/29/2009 - smithsophian.com
Penny Chenery talks about Disney's Secretariat movie, saying that although it isn't perfect in portraying her life, she loves the story. (Article incorrectly states that Secretariat was "Chenery's '43 prize-winning horse". Although he could have won many fabulous prizes on The Price is Right and other 1970's TV game shows, Secretariat was not yet alive in 1943.)

Richmond (Kentucky) girl gets small part in Disney movie Secretariat - 10/24/2009 - richmondregister.com
Eight-year-old Rhyan Sprague, an extra, gets picked to play a girl who takes a photo of Secretariat.

Rain didn't dampen Secretariat's spirits - 10/8/09 - Louisville Courier-Journal
Filming continues through rainy days at Churchill Downs, where Secretariat's record-breaking winning time in 1973's Kentucky Derby still remains unbeaten.

Secretariat's story heading to big screen - 10/8/09 - Yahoo! News
Cast and crew are set, and filming begins.

'Secretariat' Transforms Churchill Downs - 10/2/09 - Cincinnati.com
Churchill Downs does the time warp, all the way back to the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Seamstresses recast history in silk for Secrtariat Movie - 9/16/09 - Louisville Courier-Journal
The Secretariat movie had their racing silks recreated by one of the most experienced seamstresses in the horse racing industry.

Horses sought to play Secretariat in movie - Horses 8/8/09 - Bloodhorse
Casting the horses who would portray Secretariat.

Steve Haskin: "Secretariat movie will be great" - 6/16/09 - Bloodhorse
Steve Haskin gets excited about the Secretariat movie and his big screen crush Diane Lane.

Secretariat film in the works - 5/9/07 - Bloodhorse
Perhaps the earliest  report about the Secretariat film production.

Secretariat collectibles and memorabilia. Everything from photographs to books to remember the Triple Crown-winning horse.
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