Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance

Summary

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. The horse goes on to win the Welsh Grand National.

Critical reception

It won the Audience Award in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

In The Observer, Jonathan Romney found the film to be "a good-humoured, no-frills story" adding that it has "the classic feelgood arc, but it’s also very political, revealing the snobbery directed not just at the owners but the horse itself".