National Velvet

Gen Z Plot Explainer

A girl loves her horse so much she decides to enter it in Britain's most prestigious race by pretending to be a boy. Because apparently fooling the entire British horse racing establishment requires nothing more than a haircut and confidence.

Fun Fact We Wish Were True

The horse actually won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor but was disqualified when the Academy discovered it had lied about its age on the application form.