A Long Shot Becomes a Legend
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The true story of a long shot who became a legend.
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A Nation's Hopes Rest on a Long Shot
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The hopes of a nation rode on a long shot.
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From Underdog to Legend
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A long shot becomes a legend.
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Frustration Over a Narrow Loss
Dutch Doogan:
A nose?! You lose a race a nose, you'd better fall off tryin'! Here!
Dutch Doogan: [walks away]
Much these stalls down, every damn one of em!! A nose! For Christ's sake!
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Consequences of Poor Decisions in Racing
Red:
It's not my fault. Not this time.
Tom Smith:
I told you, look out for Rosemont!
Red:
I thought I had it!
Tom Smith:
You stopped ridin him!
Red:
I couldn't see him!
Tom Smith:
What the hell are you talking about? He was flyin up your tail!
Red:
Yeah, well, I can't...
Tom Smith:
What?
Red:
...SEE out there!
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Height and Experience in Jockeying
Dutch Doogan:
I don't know. You still look pretty tall to be a jockey.
Red:
I've never been over 115.
Dutch Doogan:
Where'd you learn to ride like that?
Red:
Home.
Dutch Doogan:
Alright, here's the way it works. I pay you 10 dollars a week to ride. You owe nine dollars for your meal, six dollars to sleep in the stalls, three dollar tack fee. That's the deal.
Red:
How do I pay all that back?
Dutch Doogan: [snoffs]
You win.
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Overcoming Adversity and Finding Strength
Howard:
You could be crippled for the rest of your life.
Red:
I was crippled for the rest of my life. I got better. He made me better. Hell, you made me better.
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The Value of Physical Pain Over Emotional Pain
George Woolf:
Wanna know what I think?
Charles Howard:
Of course.
George Woolf: [[heart]
I think it's better to break a man's leg than his ].
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A Wish to Become a Horse
Red: [entering Samuel Riddle's stables; [Jesus; [Christ]
] ], I want to be a horse.
Tom Smith:
You're almost big enough.
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Connection and Care in Loneliness
Narrator:
For the first time in a long time someone cared. For the first time in a long time you are not Alone.
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A First Encounter with Seabiscuit
Narrator: [[eye]
The first time he saw Seabiscuit, the colt was walking through the fog at five in the morning. Smith would say later that the horse looked right through him, as if to say, "What the hell are you looking at? Who do you think you are?" He was a small horse, barely fifteen hands. He was hurting, too. There was a limp in his walk, a wheezing when he breathed. Smith didn't pay attention to that, he was looking the horse in the ].
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Perseverance in the Face of Loss
Charles Howard:
Everybody loses a couple, and you either pack up and go home or keep fighting.
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Overcoming Challenges in Horse Racing
Charles Howard: [joking to crowd gathered at a whistle-stop]
Our horse is too small. Our jockey's too big. Our trainer's too old. And I'm too dumb to know the difference.
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Value in Imperfection and Resilience
Tom Smith: [[life]
You don't throw a whole ] away just cause he's banged up a little bit.
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Value in Every Horse
Tom Smith:
Every horse is good for somethin'.
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Mutual Healing in Unlikely Relationships
Red Pollard: [[horse]
You know, everyone thinks we got this broken down ] and fixed him, but we didn't. He fixed us. Every one of us. And I guess in a way, we fixed each other, too.
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