Movies and TvShows featuring "grand-national" theme.

In 1920s England, a farm girl forms a bond with a horse and trains it to compete in the prestigious Grand National race. Together, they overcome obstacles and prove their worth.

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try entering him as a jumper.

Dark Horse tells the inspiring true story of a group of working-class friends from a small village in Wales, who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, before suffering a near fatal accident. Nursed back to health by the love of his owners - for whom he's become a source of inspiration and hope - he makes a remarkable recovery, returning to the track for a heart-stopping comeback.

Champions (1984) tells the inspiring true story of a jockey named Bob Champion who battles cancer and makes a remarkable recovery to win the 1981 Grand National steeplechase race. Set in the 1970s and 1980s, the movie depicts Champion's struggle with chemotherapy and his determination to return to the world of horse racing. It is a heartwarming tale of perseverance and triumph.