
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery -- with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin -- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years.... (Full plot summary below)
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Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery -- with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin -- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years.
Leave your thoughts about Secretariat.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is a great film about greatness, the story of the horse and the no less brave woman who had faith in him. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzStrictly a movie for those who bet chalk. |
| OregonianMike RussellThe actors and the film's genial nature help it go down fairly easy. The racing scenes are well-shot and surprisingly thrilling, given the preordained outcome. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekAn unabashed crowd-pleaser of the old school...calculated and manipulative. But it does its job skillfully. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomEven though the outcomes of the races run by Secretariat are history, you still will cheer this magnificent animal and his extraordinary owner. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...oldstyle Hollywood, family entertainment done at a very high level. It doesn't lay out all the facts and complications, but it's a very honest movie. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisGrace is grace, and however it arrives, there's no denying its presence. |
| AV ClubKeith PhippsThe film ultimately feels like a well-trod journey to a familiar destination with not enough wonder along the way. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyAs formulaic as it is, solid family films like "Secretariat" are few and far between. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldThis one's all about the horse -- and he's a winner. |