Run for the Roses

Run for the Roses

Some Run for the Money! Some Run for the Glory! But it Takes a Champion to... Run For The Roses.

1977 · 93 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Juanito, a boy from Puerto Rico, finds himself in Kentucky and drawn to a thoroughbred horse. He believes the horse can win the Derby and eventually others around him start to think it's possible.

Directed by Henry Levin · Written by Joseph G. Prieto

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