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Bill Cobbs, Tonja Walker, William R. Moses, Crystal Hunt, Rob Pinkston ... see more see more... , Michael Nardelli , Colton James , Zac Efron

A teenage boy develops a sense of purpose and some new friends through an unlikely alliance with a aging musician and his horse in this drama for the whole family. Fifteen-year-old Patrick McCardle (Z... read more read more...ac Efron) is the son of a former professional football player, Jim (William R. Moses), who wants his boy to follow in his footsteps as an athlete. But Patrick has never had much aptitude or interest in football, baseball, or track, and doesn't feel especially close either to his father or his classmates at school. Patrick has struck up a friendship with Houston Jones (Bill Cobbs), an elderly blues musician who likes to drink and tell stories, but Jim considers Jones a bad influence and Patrick avoids telling his father about the time they spend together. In his younger days, Jones was a jockey and horse trainer, and when he rescues an injured race horse, Jones is convinced the animal has what it takes to be a winner again. Jones sets his sights on entering the horse in the State Cup Steeplechase Race, and Patrick becomes his right hand man, along with Jill (Crystal Hunt) and Chuck (Rob Pinkston), two new kids who have just moved into town from the big city. With only six weeks before the race, can Jones and his three young assistants turn an underdog into a champion? ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Craig Clyde

Release Date: July 4, 2005

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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007

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  • dreamfaeries
    October 9, 2008
    dreamfaeries
    Really nice film.
  • AAnaV
    January 20, 2009
    AAnaV
    he had buc tooth. dude she is from, cindny white, with amanda binds. she was much younger. and to boy cocanut head. from nickoloadan
  • sexycat18
    April 20, 2008
    sexycat18
    a very good movie if u like horses. or if u have kids. they might like this one. its bassicaly about a boy whose dad wants his boy to be like him ( he wants him to play baseball ) but he nows a old guy and has him learn to be a jumper.
  • millystar
    December 20, 2007
    millystar
    it was a reallly nice movie. lol i have my own horse so its easy to relate to those first few times on sept i been ridin' since i was three lol
  • movietiffany
    December 9, 2007
    movietiffany
    This was such an adorable movie! I liked the plot even though it was sad at times. Zac Efron was great in this!
  • dancingwithJesus
    October 11, 2007
    dancingwithJesus
    Really good movie. Maybe that's only because of Zac Efron. Maybe not. All I know is that I'm a sucker for all tear jerkers with animals and Zac... and The Derby Stallion fits that perfectly.
  • angelprincessjessy03
    September 6, 2007
    angelprincessjessy03
    talking about how a young boy loves a horse and he's willing to work hard to succeed even though he is without a friend who trained him really makes this storyline worth while
  • joejonasismysuperman
    September 1, 2007
    joejonasismysuperman
    Zac is so hot in it! I thought it was really funny cuz Zac was riding hores and cleaning stalls! Not something I see everday a hot a guy like him riding horses.
  • ZaCiSnUmBeR1
    August 20, 2007
    ZaCiSnUmBeR1
    This was a really good movie and I liked the plot. I'd reccomend it to pretty much anyone. It's really touching.
  • sweettart121
    August 12, 2007
    sweettart121
    I think this movie was a very touching story about a boy out of nowhere learns to love a horse and Zac did a very good job in this movie.

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David Cornelius
June 4, 2007
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

Riddled in lazy cliché and sloppy formula work. Full Review

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