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Line 1: {{Infobox ~~film~~television \| ~~name~~image = ~~Ruffian~~RuffianDVD.jpg \| ~~image~~writer = ~~RuffianDVD~~[[Jim Burnstein]]<br>[[Garrett K.~~jpg~~ Schiff]] \| ~~producer~~director = [[~~Orly Adelson]]<br>[[Kimberly C.~~Yves ~~Anderson~~Simoneau]] \| starring = [[Sam Shepard]]<br>[[Laura Bailey (voice actress)\|Laura Bailey]]<br>[[Frank Whaley]]<br>[[Nicholas Pryor]]<br>[[Christine Belford]]▼ ~~\| director = [[Yves Simoneau]]~~ \| ~~writer~~music = [[~~Jim Burnstein]]<br>[[Garrett K.~~Lawrence ~~Schiff~~Shragge]] \| language = English▼ ▲\| starring = [[Sam Shepard]]<br>[[Laura Bailey (voice actress)\|Laura Bailey]]<br>[[Frank Whaley]]<br>[[Nicholas Pryor]]<br>[[Christine Belford]] \| ~~music~~producer = [[~~Lawrence~~Orly Adelson]]<br>[[Kimberly C. ~~Shragge~~Anderson]] \| cinematography = [[David Franco (cinematographer)\|David Franco]] \| ~~editing~~editor = [[Michael D. Ornstein]] \| ~~studio~~runtime = ~~[[ESPN~~89 ~~Films]]~~minutes \| ~~distributor~~company = [[~~American Broadcasting~~ESPN ~~Company\|ABC~~Films]] \| network = [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]] ~~\| released = {{Film date\|2007\|06\|09\|TV=y}}~~ \| ~~runtime~~released = 89{{Start ~~minutes~~date\|2007\|06\|09}} ▲\| language = English }} '''''Ruffian''''' is ana 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]]. Made by [[ESPN Original Entertainment]], the film is directed by [[Yves Simoneau]] and stars [[Sam Shepard]] as Ruffian's [[horse trainer\|trainer]], [[Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.\|Frank Whiteley]]. The producers used four different [[gelding]]s in the role of Ruffian. Locations for the 2007 film included [[Louisiana Downs]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] and [[Belmont Park]] in [[Elmont, New York]]. ''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>[~~http~~https://~~sports~~www.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. ==Cast== [[Sam Shepard]] as [[Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.\|Frank Whiteley]] [[Frank Whaley]] as [[William Nack\|Bill Nack]] [[Laura Bailey (voice actress)\|Laura Bailey]] as Cassie [[Nicholas Pryor]] as [[Stuart Janney, Jr.\|Stuart Janney]] [[Christine Belford]] as [[Barbara Phipps Janney\|Barbara Janney]] [[Mathew Greer]] as Dan Williams [[Louis Herthum]] as Dr. Harthill [[John McConnell (actor)\|John McConnell]] as Tony Pappas [[Michael Harding (actor)\|Michael Harding]] as [[~~Leroy~~LeRoy Jolley]] [[Stuart Greer]] as [[Dan Lasater]] [[Jon Stafford]] as Dr. Pendergrast Line 41 ⟶ 40: [[Keith Flippen]] as [[Ogden Mills Phipps\|Dinny Phipps]] [[Jerry Leggio]] as [[Lucien Laurin]] [[Vladimir Diaz]] as [[Jacinto ~~Vasquez~~Vásquez]] [[Joel Santiago]] as [[Vincent Bracciale, Jr.\|Vincent Bracciale]] Francisco Torres as [[Braulio Baeza]] [[Dave Johnson (announcer)\|Dave Johnson]] as himself (track announcer) Gary McKillips as Jack ==See also== * [[List of films about horse racing]] ==References== Line 53 ⟶ 55: * {{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:~~Horse~~American horse racing films]] [[Category:Sports films based on actual events]] [[Category:Phipps family]] [[Category:2007 television films]] [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:Films shot in Louisiana]] [[Category:Films directed by Yves Simoneau]] [[Category:ESPN Films films]] ▲[[Category:~~2000s~~2007 drama films]] ▲[[Category:2000s English-language films]] ▲[[Category:2000s American films]]