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Jun 9, 2007 · Ruffian: Directed by Yves Simoneau. With Sam Shepard, Frank Whaley, Mark Adam, Lisa Arnold. A look at the life of the thoroughbred filly that dominated horse racing in the early 1970s.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
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Jun 12, 2019 · Bob Coglianese via Blood Horse. But amidst the pins and the t-shirts and the "women's liberation" talk, the event was still a horse race. On July 6, 1975, Ruffian and Foolish Pleasure broke from the starting gate at Belmont, in front of more than 50,000 spectators, ready to run a mile and a quarter.
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Ruffian is a 2007 American television film that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure .
Ruffian was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1976. The Blood-Horse magazine ranked her as the top filly or mare of the twentieth century in their list of the top 100 American racehorses of the 20th century, and number 35 overall. Her story was told in the 2007 film Ruffian and numerous books.
Sam Shepard stars as trainer Frank Whitely in the emotional story of one of horse racing's greatest fillies and her memorable 1975 match race with Kentucky Derby champ Foolish Pleasure at...
Apr 26, 2011 · The next day, she was buried at Belmont and to this day remains the only horse granted that honor. Academy Award nominee Sam Shepard stars in this extraordinary true story of the greatest filly racehorse of all time, Ruffian..
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Jun 9, 2007 · Overview. Ruffian is an American made-for-television movie that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure.
