Wonderful, highly recommend this movie.

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2005)

Based on a true story, this is a "feel good" movie. The acting is great, the photography excellent and the story uplifting. Where else but America could an undersized horse, an oversize jockey, an over the hill trainer and a self made man lift the spirits and morale of a nation in distress. The "can do" attitude of the principals involved are just exactly what makes this country and the people in it so wonderful. This is a great story brought to the screen by excellent actors. The beginning is a bit slow, but begins to build within the first 15 minutes. You can feel the dedication, determination and resolve displayed by the central characters, all tempered by a desire to win, to show the world that size truly does not matter. Courage is in the mind and heart, nor in size or appearance.