Ruffian
2007, English. Directed by Yves Simoneau.
Champions live forever.
Ruffian is an American made-for-television movie that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her 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 trainer, Frank Whiteley. The producers used four different geldings in the role of Ruffian. Locations for the 2007 film included Louisiana Downs in Shreveport, Louisiana and Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Yves SimoneauDirector
- Sam ShepardFrank Whiteley
- Frank WhaleyBill Nack
- Laura BaileyCassie
- Nicholas PryorStuart Janney
- Christine BelfordBarbara Janney
- Mathew GreerDan Williams
- Louis HerthumDr. Harthill
- John McConnellTony Pappas
- Michael HardingLeRoy Jolley
- Stuart GreerDan Lasater
- Jon StaffordDr. Pendergrast
- David DwyerDick Sandler
Details
- Released
- 9 June 2007
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jim Burnstein, Garrett K. Schiff
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Ruffian runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Ruffian isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 June 2007. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ruffian?
Ruffian (2007) was directed by Yves Simoneau and stars Sam Shepard, Frank Whaley, Laura Bailey.