In Kentucky blue grass country at Walnut Hall farm where harness racing blue bloods dates back to the turn of history, the young yearlings are raised until spring when it is time to train at Hanover farm. Harness racing is very popular with up to 40,000 spectators attending at Gosham park. This film tells the story from breeding the horse to the final goal of racing the horse.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314392
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Horse breeders
Animals & Wildlife → Horse trainers
Animals & Wildlife → Horses - Training
Animals & Wildlife → Thoroughbred horses
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Horses - Training
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Harness racing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)