User:Harlan1000/Freak (movie)

Julie Krone was one of the greatest jockeys of all time. Freak is her story...

A vivid look at the world of horse racing, Freak (former entitled The Boys Club) is an upcoming film which explores one woman’s battle to achieve an impossible dream. It is based on the true story of Julie Krone's rise to fame and unparalleled success as a horse racing jockey. The film is written and to be directed by award-winning filmmaker Katherine Brooks. [] []

Production
Freak is currently in pre-production and casting is underway. Shooting on the film is slated to take place on location in Michigan and New York starting in April 2010. []

Plot
Julie Krone is the world's greatest ever female horse racing jockey. By age 25, Julie was the first woman ever to win a riding title at a major track, the first woman ever to win five races in one day at a New York track, and one of three jockeys ever to win six races on one card. In 1993, she became the first female winner of a Triple Crown race, riding 14-to-1 long-shot Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont Stakes—"showing the patience, intelligence and tactical savvy that have made her one of the nation's leading performers," wrote William Nack of Sports Illustrated.

Freak follows Julie's struggles in her tomboy childhood in rural Michigan and her early-career drug use, her battles with fellow jockeys and the media and her climb up the jockey success ladder, the horrific 1993 racetrack accident that crushed her leg and chest, and her painful determination to make a comeback - all part of her hard-hitting fight to become a female jockey in the male-dominated world of horse racing. []

Despite a series of debilitating falls and challenges, by the time Julie retired in 1999, she had won 3,545 races and more than $81 million in purse earnings.

Source material

 * Riding for My Life

Category:Biographical films Category:Films based on biographies Category:Female sports films Category:American drama films Category:2010 films Category:American films Category:Horse racing