Run for the Roses(1977)
Some Run for the Money! Some Run for the Glory! But it Takes a Champion to... Run For The Roses.
Juanito, a boy from Puerto Rico, finds himself in Kentucky and drawn to a thoroughbred horse. He believes the horse can win the Derby and eventually others around him start to think it's possible.
Movie: Run for the Roses
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Clarissa Stewart
Charlie
Jim
Carole
Flash
Juanito Hernandez
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