Life of a Thoroughbred
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Life of a Thoroughbred |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1941 |
| length | 11 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tom Cummiskey |
| script | Russell G. Shields |
| production |
Truman H. Talley for 20th Century Fox |
| camera | William Storz |
Life of a Thoroughbred is a 1941 American short film directed by Tom Cummiskey .
action
The short film follows the life of a racehorse. As a newborn foal , it tries to do the simplest things first: to get up and drink. Later he was put on a halter for the first time and allowed to go out to the pasture with his mother. The trainer appears and watches the foal and mother. In the near future, the foal will be weaned from the mother, so it will be left alone in the stable while the mare will be allowed to pasture with the other horses.
After the stallion has been weaned, it is left on the pasture with other stallions. Later it gets used to the saddle and is ridden first in the stable and later outside the stable and on the racecourse. This is followed by scenes of horse transport by train from Lexington train station to the circuit. The racehorse Whirlaway is broken in, later washed and brushed and finally competes in the Triple Crown : He wins the Kentucky Derby , Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes with jockey George Edward Arcaro and wears a wreath at the end.
production
Life of a Thoroughbred was filmed on Warren Wright's Calumet Farm racehorse farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Warren Wright and his wife Lucille Parker Wright also appear in the film. The film was released on November 7, 1941 as part of the Sports Review short film series .
Awards
Life of a Thoroughbred was nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Documentary Short Film " in 1942 , but could not prevail against Churchill's Island .