Run for the Roses (film)

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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.

Run for the Roses
Directed by	Henry Levin
Written by	Mimi Avins Joseph G. Prieto
Produced by	Mario Crespo
Starring	Vera Miles Stuart Whitman Panchito Gómez Henry Brandon Lisa Eilbacher Sam Groom
Cinematography	Raúl Domínguez
Edited by	Alfredo Rosas Priego
Music by	Raúl Lavista
Production company	Pan American Films
Distributed by	Kodiak Films
Release date	June 1977
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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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.