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Run for the Roses (also known as The Thoroughbreds) is a 1977 American drama film about horse-racing directed by Henry Levin and starring Vera Miles, Stuart Whitman and Panchito Gómez.

Plot

A young boy named Juanito Hernandez befriends and nurses back to health a horse that undergoes an operation. When the horse recovers, owner Clarissa Stewart and her trainer, Charlie, come to believe Juanito's hunch that the recovered horse now has a good chance to win the Kentucky Derby.

Cast

• Panchito Gómez as Juanito Hernandez
• Vera Miles as Clarissa Stewart
• Stuart Whitman as Charlie
• Henry Brandon as Jeff
• Lisa Eilbacher as Carol
• Sam Groom as Jim
• James Murphy as Eddie ^[1]

See also

• List of films about horse racing

External links

• Run for the Roses at IMDb

References

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