Penny Chenery (played by Diane Lane) is a protagonist in Secretariat.
Penny Chenery is the central protagonist, a Denver housewife and mother who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death. She takes control of the struggling family stable, dismisses its dishonest trainer, secures Lucien Laurin and Ronnie Turcotte, refuses to sell the leading horse, and guides the operation toward the Triple Crown. Lucien Laurin (played by John Malkovich) is a protagonist in Secretariat.
Lucien Laurin is an aging French Canadian trainer whom Bull Hancock recommends to Penny Chenery. He initially rejects Penny's offer but eventually trains the horse, reassures her after its early defeat, and blames the inexperienced jockey for the first-race loss before helping prepare the horse for major victories. Bull Hancock (played by Fred Thompson) appears in Secretariat.
Bull Hancock is a leading Kentucky horseman associated with Claiborne Farm. After meeting Penny Chenery at her mother's funeral, he offers assistance with the struggling stable and recommends Lucien Laurin as a replacement trainer, giving Penny crucial support during the operation's rebuilding. Laffit Pincay (played by Keith Austin) appears in Secretariat.
Laffit Pincay is the jockey riding Pancho Martin's rival horse. Acting on Pancho's strategy in the Belmont, he stays with the leading horse in an effort to tire it early, but the plan fails when the horse produces an extraordinary race and finishes far behind the eventual Triple Crown winner. Seth Hancock (played by Drew Roy) appears in Secretariat.
Ogden Phipps (played by James Cromwell) appears in Secretariat.
Ogden Phipps is a leading owner who enters a breeding arrangement with Chris Chenery involving the stallion and two mares. After winning the coin toss and selecting one foal, he later offers Penny Chenery seven million dollars for the horse, but she refuses because she expects a Triple Crown victory to greatly increase its value.
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Characters
Penny Chenery
(played by Diane Lane) — protagonist
Penny Chenery is the central protagonist, a Denver housewife and mother who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death. She takes control of the struggling family stable, dismisses its dis...
Lucien Laurin
(played by John Malkovich) — protagonist
Lucien Laurin is an aging French Canadian trainer whom Bull Hancock recommends to Penny Chenery. He initially rejects Penny's offer but eventually trains the horse, reassures her after its early defea...
Bull Hancock
(played by Fred Thompson) — supporting
Bull Hancock is a leading Kentucky horseman associated with Claiborne Farm. After meeting Penny Chenery at her mother's funeral, he offers assistance with the struggling stable and recommends Lucien L...
Laffit Pincay
(played by Keith Austin) — minor
Laffit Pincay is the jockey riding Pancho Martin's rival horse. Acting on Pancho's strategy in the Belmont, he stays with the leading horse in an effort to tire it early, but the plan fails when the h...
Seth Hancock
(played by Drew Roy) — minor
Ogden Phipps
(played by James Cromwell) — supporting
Ogden Phipps is a leading owner who enters a breeding arrangement with Chris Chenery involving the stallion and two mares. After winning the coin toss and selecting one foal, he later offers Penny Che...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Penny meets Seth at the funeral alongside Bull, and the Hancocks offer help during her efforts to restore Meadow Stables.
Penny Chenery → Bull Hancock
(Alliance Supporter)
After Penny's mother's funeral, Bull Hancock offers any help she may need in restoring Meadow Stables to profitability.
Story Analysis
A determined owner protects an extraordinary racehorse through family grief, financial pressure, competitive setbacks, and an historic Triple Crown pursuit.
