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     • Dark Horse tells the larger than life true story of how a barmaid in a former mining village in South Wales bred a racehorse on her allotment that went on to become a champion.
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   Is Dark Horse a true story?

   • Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance is a 2015 documentary directed by Louise Osmond . In a small valley town in South Wales, a barmaid decides to breed a racehorse she ultimately names Dream Alliance. She and her husband buy a broodmare and she asks other villagers to join in the effort with funding and advice.

   Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance

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   What is the story behind the Dream Horse?

   • The Dream Horse true story reveals that the name refers to the 'alliance' of friends and local townspeople who helped to fund the horse's training. Jan Vokes came up with the name, saying "we're all an alliance, and this is our dream." He was a working-class racehorse who was about to go up against the best.

   Dream Horse vs. the True Story of Jan Vokes and Dream Alliance

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   Is Dark Horse a good movie?

   • On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96%, based on 77 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " Dark Horse offers a thoroughly crowd-pleasing look at an incredible — and inspirational — real-life story that will thrill equine enthusiasts and novices alike."

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   Is Dream Alliance a classic sporting under-horse story?

   • The Dream Alliance story is indeed a classic underdog horse racing tale. It began in 2000 when Jan Vokes, a barmaid from Cefn Fforest, a depleted mining village in south Wales, had a conversation with a local tax adviser, Howard Davies, a racing enthusiast. Jan and her husband subsequently hatched a plan to breed a racehorse.

   Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance review

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   Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance is a 2015 documentary directed by Louise Osmond. Synopsis. In a small valley town in South Wales, a barmaid decides to breed a racehorse she ultimately names Dream Alliance.

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   Apr 17, 2015 · Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story Of Dream Alliance. . Director: ???? Cert: Club. Genre: Documentary. Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins. If “incredible true story” is in the title, then it...

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   Dark Horse (winner of the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival) is a documentary about the unlikely rise of a homebred racehorse who went on to achieve remarkable things.

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   May 22, 2021 · Is Dream Horse based on a book? The movie is based on the 2015 documentary and Sundance favorite Dark Horse, which tells the story of the real Jan Vokes and the Dream Alliance racehorse. How did Jan Vokes come up with the idea to breed a racehorse?

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   Dark Horse tells the larger than life true story of how a barmaid in a former mining village in South Wales bred a racehorse on her allotment that went on to become a champion. Jan had successfully bred dogs and birds and believed she could do the same with a different animal – though she knew nothing about racing and had never been on a horse.

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   Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance is a 2015 documentary directed by Louise Osmond. Synopsis. In a small valley town in South Wales, a barmaid decides to breed a racehorse she ultimately names Dream Alliance. She and her husband buy a broodmare and she asks other villagers to join in the effort with funding and advice.

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    Louise Osmond's documentary is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse.