The Bluegrass Special
6.4
“A heart-tugging story about a young girl with a very special dream.”
Penny is a teenage horse trainer with a very special dream of becoming a jockey. She picks Woodhill to compete in the upcoming Bluegrass Special; Woodhill is a beautiful race horse with a bad reputation who threw and injured his rider during a race in Tijuana. Penny's devotion and determination are an inspiration to anyone who believes that dreams can come true.
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Cast
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Devon Ericson
Penny Wainwright
Known for
Night of the Comet
Celeste Holm
Deirdre Wainwright
Known for
All About Eve
3 Men and a Baby
Andrew V. McLaglen
Also in
Paris Underground
James Algar
Davy Jones
Davey Sanders
Sheldon Stark
Ron Miller
William Windom
Phil Wainwright
Known for
Murder, She Wrote
Sonic the Hedgehog
Ray Bianco
Jockey (uncredited)
Andrew V. McLaglen Director · James Algar Story Gordon D. Brenner Editor
United States release May 22, 1977 · Production Walt Disney Company
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Walt Disney Studios
Production
Walt Disney Company
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 22, 1977
TV
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