Originally Posted by Unstable

I want to know more about Ruffian now (although I do remember reading about the match race at the time), so I ordered Jane Schwartz's book on Amazon..

Originally Posted by Unstable

I still can't forget seeing Go For Wand's breakdown in the Breeders' Cup. A dramatized breakdown, no matter how tastefully done, is not something I really want to watch .

Originally Posted by Riot

I recall in vet school, the first day of equine orthopaedics, the professor said nothing, turned out the lights, and showed about 10 minutes of video, including Go For Wand. In slow motion.

That's the start. Seeing and knowing that - and you have to see it, and more importantly, feel it - is what lights the fire in your mind and heart and hands, to devote a lifetime to medicine. To make it better.

Originally Posted by Unstable

I taped that Breeders' Cup. I've never been able to watch that tape.

Originally Posted by Unstable

I have so many mixed feelings regarding this thread.

I want to know more about Ruffian now (although I do remember reading about the match race at the time), so I ordered Jane Schwartz's book on Amazon. So maybe that's a positive about the movie. I'm also planning to read William Nack's book on Secretariat, which was highly praised. I'm not so sure about his book on Ruffian. It's only about 100 pages, and seems to be more a book of his thoughts relating to Ruffian, rather than being about the filly. If it had been a book "based on the movie," as I feared it was, I would have given it a definite pass.

The bad reviews, as well as the lawsuits, are troubling. I won't watch the movie, but I will tape it, for possible later viewing. I still can't forget seeing Go For Wand's breakdown in the Breeders' Cup. A dramatized breakdown, no matter how tastefully done, is not something I really want to watch. Please, whoever watches the movie, write a review for DerbyTrail. I trust the opinions of the people here more than movie/television critics.

Originally Posted by Danzig

i have schwartz' book, it's very good. i highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read, and likes to read about horses. of course the end is difficult, but everyone has to expect that i suppose.
another book i enjoyed is nan mooneys 'my racing heart'--not about any one horse, but by a horse lover and racing enthusiast.