Secretariat

The story of the horse that won the 1973 Triple Crown.

Diane Lane stars as the horse's owner, Penny Tweedy, the housewife who broke though a gender barrier to usher Secretariat to greatness.

Thompson will play a master horse breeder and one-time horse-racing league president Bull Hancock. Michalka will play Lane's daughter; Connolly will play a sportswriter.

Martindale ("Mercy") will play a veteran executive secretary who assists Lane through a dark time, Lange ("Lost") will portray real-life sportswriter Andy Beyer, and Roy ("Hannah Montana") will play Thompson's son.