Run for the Roses
Some Run for the Money! Some Run for the Glory! But it Takes a Champion to... Run For The Roses.
1977 · 1h 33m · PG Drama
Overview
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.
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