Horse Racing Movie Analysis

The short story, "Rocking-Horse Winner", and the movie based on it contrast considerably. When the written story has ended the movie continues with ideas, which may not come from the author. Three major differences of the two are: the mother, the father, and the ending. In the movie the mother, Hester, is portrayed as a loving and self-sacrificing person. While in the short story she is exposed to be a cold-hearted, and greedy person. Another instance where the short story and movie differ is the role of the father.

The story I chose to read was “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,” by Hunter S. Thompson. The story is about at trip in which Thompson was to cover the race mentioned in the title. He was to meet up with an English illustrator by the name of Ralph Steadman who in later years would continue to collaborate with Thompson. Their task was to write about the race and in Thompson’s mind he’d decided that he wanted to cover the “decadent and depraved” side of the derby.

Horse Racing is a gambling, sport and always has been for many years. Thousands of people each year go and watch the horseraces all over the country, even the world. There are some owners that take amazing care of their horses, making sure that they have all of the supplements that they need, they go to the vet when need, and they are properly trained to do their best at the race. Then there are some owners that just care about the fame and the money. They are the people you have to watch out for. Don’t get me wrong all race horse owners want their name to get out and the money to be going into their bank account. But, the race horse owners that just want

The movie Secretariat is based on the life of a racing stallion named, oddly enough, Secretariat. The movie shows the horse in it’s training and taking place in multiple races, where his owner, named Penny Chenery, really wanted him to win. Penny Chenery, a housewife to four children in Denver during the late 1960’s to early 1970’s, and wife to John Bayard Tweedy, was the woman who took care of her father, Christopher Chenery, got very ill and could not take care of his farm. This was soon after Christopher’s wife, Helen Bates, died.

“Doping and the inappropriate use of normal medications present a serious threat to the integrity and reputation of our sport, because they give athletes an unfair advantage and threaten the welfare of horses.”(FEI’s Clean Sport Campaign pg1) Federation Equestre Inerationale and several other animal welfare organizations have well-established regulations trying to create a more perfect sport. Because riding in shows is so competitive riders need to understand that showing isn’t always about winning but learning for the experience of showing.

“Thousands of Thoroughbred racehorses will have only a three to four year racing career if any at all. There may be no future for them at all and possibly slaughter.” Van De Motter said.

A genre of film that became relevant in the end of the 20th century and never lost popularity is the comedy. With so many variations and versions of this movie type, such as slapstick and romance, it’s no wonder why so many people enjoy them. A classic comedy that came out in 1965, The Great Race directed by Blake Edwards, utilizes both of these styles in a way that makes the film exciting and extremely funny to watch. In the movie, a land race is planed from New York to Paris, with the two main competitors being the heroic Great Leslie and the evil Professor Fate. Throughout the film, Professor Fate’s sidekick attempts to sabotage other competitors in the race while The Great Leslie teams up with Maggie DuBois. The Great Race utilizes comedy styles perfectly, approaches the “Battle of the Sexes” quite well, and also has some scenes that pushed the pushed the rules of the production code.

The western movie I pick is John Ford’s movie Stagecoach (1939). The movie is about a group of people traveling together by stagecoach from the town Tonto to Lordsburg. The people traveling together are a diverse group of people. All of them have the specific motivation for going, but they all share the same goal reaching to Lordsburg. The characters are Dallas who’s a prostitute, Mrs. Lucy Mallory who is the wife of the Army Cavalry officer, Ellsworth Henry Gatewood who is a banker, Hatfield who is a gambler, Samuel Peacock who is whiskey salesman, Doc Josiah Boone who is a alcoholic doctor, Buck Rickabaugh who is a stage driver, Marshal Curley Wilcox who is a marshal riding shotgun, and Ringo Kid who is an escaped outlaw.

His stellar acting was a quintessential part of the movie’s success. On the other hand, in Secretariat the main character Penny Chennery played by Diane Lane was not as fulfilling. Her character felt very forced and dramatized for the big screen. Throughout the movie the audience is able to predict her every move, her character feels like just another

Wagering bets on horse races have been one of the main factors of an appeal that have kept this profession alive. The betting system used primarily in the United States has been used for hundreds of years where bidders get payoffs based on the odds against the horse they want to win. Bettors can wager not only on the winning horse, but they have the option of bidding on the horse that comes in first or second, the horses that come in second or third etc. and win a prize based on what they

There isn't a lot of quarter horse racing in the race books of Nevada, at least not as much as thoroughbred and harness racing, but there is enough that I get an itch to make a wager. I spent some time working on this system and have found it to be profitable. It is not an angle that produces any high payouts, but it does have a high win percentage, so I'm cashing a lot of tickets.

The science behind evaluating racehorses is deciding which faults make a direct impact to the horse’s career. The requirements needed for a horse to succeed starts at the conformation of the foal/yearling. To which conformational faults are passed down from parents, however, faults may or may not have consequences to their racing career, and therefore different trainers/bloodstock agents may have different inceptions with regard to acceptable faults (TOBA, 2015).

At the beginning of the film, the children were too happy playing at the beach that it was contagious, but then when the grandma began to punish the girls, I felt very irritated. Therefore, I could realize that the customs are very strict in Turkey. However, the grandma was not as mean as I thought since she defended the girls from her son. In addition, in my opinion it is absurd that nowadays they had to make a virginity test so the girl so she could get marry. Moreover, it was beautiful to watch how the sisters loved and defended each other's. In the scene when the grandmother found out that the girls were at the football game and had to broke the electricity do the uncle would not see them was shocking since they had to hide for

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot”(Lawrence). In 1926 D.H lawrence wrote one of his most famous stories, Rocking Horse Winner. This story is about a boy who gambles to make money that will make his mom happy. He ends up getting addicted to gambling, and this addiction ended up being extremely fatal to the boy. In life we go to the extreme to make the ones we love around us happy just like this little boy in the story did. This story betrays many important messages, three of the messages presented by D.H Lawrence are, economic problems, luck and unluck, and raising a child without damaging them.

Horses are incredible creatures that have shaped history around the globe. There are over 150 different breeds of horses that have countless skills. Between their extraordinary intelligence and obedience, horses have worked at the mercy of humans for many different reasons. Their expertise ranges from being one of the fastest modes of transportation on land, to helping fight in wars, herd cattle and even serve as a source of recreation or sport (Duren). Horses have been present throughout all of history up until present day specifically in religions or cultures, war, and their uses in modern times.