1. The story is based on Laura Hillenbrand’s best-selling book "Ocean Biscuit: An American Legend". The story of this horse was adapted into a movie in 1949, starring Shirley Temple .
2. The film was officially shot on October 15, 2002 in Los Angeles, but many shots have been completed in Racecourse across the country in the summer of 2002, including Ocean Biscuit’s home stadium in State of California that year. The film budget is 80 million U.S. dollars, including the cost of buying 50 horses for filming.
3. Gary Steven and Chris McCullen are both well-known professional jockeys, both of whom have won championships in the Kentucky State Jockey Club and Mr Reid Cup horse races. A few months before accepting the role of Charles Kurt Singer, Mike Cullen had retired.
4. The DVD version of the movie sold for US$5.5 million, which is the highest record for a drama movie.
5. On the Santa Anita runway, there is a statue of a horse next to the stables, which was built to commemorate the ocean biscuit that once lived in Santa Anita. There is another statue standing about 100 yards away in memory of George Wolf, the character played by Gary Steven in the movie.
6. Laura Hirembran, the author of the sea biscuits, her boyfriend Borden Flanagan played the farmer in the film.
7. In order to make this highly professional film well, many actors including Tobey Maguire have undergone several months of rigorous training. In addition, in order to better perform Racecourse, the crew also selected more than 60 BMWs for more than 5 months of training.
8. In order to view the horses on the track, director Gary Ross used a special motorized photography platform. The platform with a size of 12×20 feet is just as high as the racing horses, and is equipped with a 454 Chevy engine, which can travel on the track at a speed of 40-50 miles per hour. Move on.
9. The horse racing "War Admiral" in the film is played by the descendant "Verboom" of the real prototype.
10. The film did not explain why the starting gate was not used in the "Ocean Biscuit" and "War Admiral" competition. The real reason is that "War Admiral" hates the starting gate very much.
11. In 1996, Gary Stevens, who played George Woolf in the film, was awarded the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.
12. The film describes "War Admiral" as a tall horse, but in fact, it is the same height as "Ocean Biscuit".
