i have been thinking about this ruffian movie a lot. i wasn't born when she was racing and love to watch video's of her race. for horse racing fans, i would say everyone knows what happened in her last race. but i think if we want to draw more people in to horse racing, this isn't a story to show. i feel that with all the hits horse racing has been taking with injuries.. it will just turn more people off.. people who experienced the race when it happened will once again remember the feelings they felt... my mom was turned off from racing for a long time... i work in the media and i can't see a significant reason to air this movie.. especially one that ends so horribly.
most people that watch horse racing occasionally don't remember that who won the race at all.. they just remember the one who was fatally injured..
i second that notion they make movies about secretariart.. man o'war.. cigar.. people that don't even know a thing about racing at least know one these three...
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