Gulfstream Park announced on Friday that it will team up with Walt Disney Studios
on January 29 to be the first to publicly celebrate the Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD
and Movie Download of Disney’s “Secretariat,” which is scheduled for
release on Tuesday. The launch will include
giveaways, memorabilia and a chance to meet members of the “Secretariat” family.
Otto Thorwarth, who portrayed Secretariat’s jockey, Ron Turcotte, in the movie
will be in attendance beginning at 8:30 a.m. (EST) during Breakfast at
Gulfstream and will be available for autographs between 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
in the walking ring.
Joining Thorwarth in the walking ring will be Kate Chenery
Tweedy, daughter of Penny Chenery and the author of “Secretariat’s Meadow: The
Land. The Family. The Legend.” The book illustrates how the 1973 Triple
Crown winner represented the culmination of two centuries of history, a direct
legacy of both the land on which Secretariat was born and of the people who bred
and raised him.
Fans will also be able to meet Charlie Davis, one
of Secretariat’s exercise riders.
“We’re honored to partner with Disney to celebrate the movie ‘Secretariat’
and welcome Otto Thorwarth and Kate Chenery Tweedy,” Gulfstream President and GM
Steve Calabro said.
Gulfstream and Disney will hold giveaways for
Secretariat movie posters, DVDs, and photographer Bob Coglianese’s award-winning
photo of Secretariat winning the Belmont S. (G1).
The festivities will begin
during Breakfast at Gulfstream, where the first 100 fans purchasing the buffet
breakfast will receive a Secretariat movie poster and a Sunshine Millions cap.
Breakfast at Gulfstream, which allows fans to meet trainers and jockeys and
watch morning workouts, runs from 7-10 a.m.
The Secretariat celebration will be part of an exciting weekend at
Gulfstream. The track will co-host the $1.8 million Sunshine Millions with Santa
Anita on January 29 and Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls will begin their journey on
the Triple Crown trail in the January 30 Holy Bull S. (G3), which is also the
first race in the Preakness 5.5 bonus series.