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{{Infobox filmtelevision
| nameimage = RuffianRuffianDVD.jpg
| imagewriter = RuffianDVD[[Jim Burnstein]]<br>[[Garrett K.jpg Schiff]]
| producerdirector = [[Orly Adelson]]<br>[[Kimberly C.Yves AndersonSimoneau]]
| starring = [[Sam Shepard]]<br>[[Laura Bailey (voice actress)|Laura Bailey]]<br>[[Frank Whaley]]<br>[[Nicholas Pryor]]<br>[[Christine Belford]]
| director = [[Yves Simoneau]]
| writermusic = [[Jim Burnstein]]<br>[[Garrett K.Lawrence SchiffShragge]]
| language = English
| starring = [[Sam Shepard]]<br>[[Laura Bailey (voice actress)|Laura Bailey]]<br>[[Frank Whaley]]<br>[[Nicholas Pryor]]<br>[[Christine Belford]]
| musicproducer = [[LawrenceOrly Adelson]]<br>[[Kimberly C. ShraggeAnderson]]
| cinematography = [[David Franco (cinematographer)|David Franco]]
| editingeditor = [[Michael D. Ornstein]]
| studioruntime = [[ESPN89 Films]]minutes
| distributorcompany = [[American BroadcastingESPN Company|ABCFilms]]
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| released = {{Film date|2007|06|09|TV=y}}
| runtimereleased = 89{{Start minutesdate|2007|06|09}}
| language = English
}}
'''''Ruffian''''' is a 2007 American [[television film]] that tells the story of the [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|U.S. Racing Hall of Fame]] [[Eclipse Award|Champion]] [[Thoroughbred]] [[filly]] [[Ruffian (horse)|Ruffian]] who went undefeated until her [[Animal euthanasia|death]] after breaking down in a nationally televised [[match race]] at [[Belmont Park]] on July 6, 1975 against the [[Kentucky Derby]] winner, [[Foolish Pleasure]].
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''Ruffian'' was first broadcast on June 9, 2007 on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network. The [[DVD]] was released on June 12, 2007.
 
Previously, [[ESPN Classic]] had broadcast a special on July 6, 2000 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Ruffian.<ref>[httphttps://sportswww.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=610063 Ruffian remembered on ESPN Classic]</ref>
 
This movie is also one of [[Laura Bailey (voice actress)|Laura Bailey]]'s only major live action roles.
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*[[Dave Johnson (announcer)|Dave Johnson]] as himself (track announcer)
* Gary McKillips as Jack
 
==See also==
* [[List of films about horse racing]]
 
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|id=0499558|title=Ruffian}}
* [http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=16206 ESPN film trailer at the NTRA]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090728183535/http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnShow?showID=K117 Background on Ruffian and the film at ESPN]
 
{{Yves Simoneau}}
 
[[Category:American television films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:2000s drama films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Films about horses]]
[[Category:American horse racing films]]
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[[Category:ESPN Films films]]
[[Category:2007 drama films]]
[[Category:2000s dramaEnglish-language films]]
[[Category:2000s American films]]