Secretariat Movie

The Walt Disney Company is producing a biographical film about the racehorse Secretariat and his owner Penny Chenery. Mike Rich penned the screenplay for the project to be helmed by director Randall Wallace.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Randall Wallace
2. Producers: Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray
3. Screenwriter: Mike Rich
4. Based on: The lives of Secretariat and his owner Penny Chenery

Secretariat Fast Facts

1. Birth date: March 30, 1970
2. Birthplace Doswell, Virginia
3. Owner: Penny Tweedy, a.k.a. Penny Chenery
4. Trainer: Lucien Laurin
5. Jockey: Ron Turcotte
6. Date of death: October 4, 1989

The Triple Crown

Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in 1973, making him the first Triple Crown-winning thoroughbred horse in 25 years.

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