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The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl’s belief in a horse. ‘Velvet’ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it ... I never seen such a creature on a horse.’ Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he’s something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he’ll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?

The timeless story of spirited Velvet Brown and her beloved horse has thrilled generations of readers. And now the republication of this classic story in a fresh, up-to-date package will charm confirmed fans while captivating new ones. Fourteen-year-old Velvet is determined to turn her untamed horse into a champion and personally ride him to victory in the world's greatest steeplechase, the Grand National.

Full Length Drama // Velvet Brown is a little girl with a big dream. Day and night she talks of horses; the sleek beautiful animals who have the courage and stamina to win in England's famous Grand National. Someday she too will enter this most grueling and difficult of races. Velvet's family has little patience with her dreams of glory; except for her mother, who swam the English Channel when she was younger, and knows that one must stretch one's abilities to capture the wildest hopes; and Mi Taylor, whose love of horses matches Velvet's own. Mi recognizes in Velvet the same spirit which had given her mother the will to succeed. There is a lottery about to be held, the prize being "The Piebald," and undisciplined and seemingly useless horse. Mi buys Velvet a ticket and she wins! After that the story is one of making a dream come true, as they train the horse and enter it in the Grand National. And they almost win, but what really matters is what they learn, about life, and people, and the things that really matter when momentary acclaim has run its course. (Cast: 7 men, 4 women Total Cast: 11)