Cyclone Larry, a three year old Thoroughbred racehorse currently residing at the North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo, North Dakota was recently chosen by the head horse wrangler for the Disney corporation as one of the new stars of the upcoming Disney movie “Secretariat”. 

The movie, based on the life of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, is scheduled to begin filming in Fall of 2009 and when a casting call went out nationwide for horses to fill the main role, General Manager Heather Benson answered. 

“They were looking for a big, bright chestnut Thoroughbred with a happy attitude and good health and ‘Larry’ fit that to a T” said Heather.  “We sent in his photos and biography to their website, www.secretariat.com, and a week later Larry got the call to Hollywood!”

Cyclone Larry will join 3-4 other Thoroughbred horses in filling the part of America’s champion racehorse of the 1970’s.  The movie will begin filming sometime at the end of 2009 and should be released sometime in the summer of 2010.  Head Wrangler, Rusty Hendrickson will have Larry shipped to the Kentucky-based training center for the production company sometime during the week of August 28 where he will begin the training necessary to prepare him for his onscreen role.  Until then, the new Hollywood “star” will reside at the North Dakota Horse Park and remain in training.