great scene and memory from my childhood! thanks for sharing it.

@no1horselover Well, technically he was wearing a helmet, but he took it off during the race. And the kid's so headstrong I think he probably would've found a way to get into the race with or without his parent's permission.

At 5:10 Cyclone changes color.

What happened to Alec's mask before the race starts?

No way in hell would I ever let a kid of mine do something like that. No matter how good a rider he/she was. That kid has some pretty irrasponsible parents. Make matters worse he's not wearing any protection, not even a helmet.

Gorgeous, gorgeous movie...I get major chills at around 5:40 when you hear the Black's gait moving faster and faster...

anyone know the song name for the race part starting at 5:35 ?

On IMDb(dot)com there is the info:Cass-Olé ... The Black StallionJunior... Additional HorseStar... Additional HorseFae-Jur... Additional HorseOlympic... Additional HorseRex... Additional HorseBut still we don't know which horse belongs to which in the race :)

Thanks for checking the credits. So it's Junior, Olimpic, Rex for the race I think (Fae Yur was used for the swimming scenes if I remember correctly). Maybe Junior is the white, Olimpic the Chestnut and Rex the black "Mystery Horse" or something like that. We need more research for sure! But nice to know the names of the horses ! :)

I have the full movie, and I check the ending credits a few minutes ago:Additional horses:Junior,Star;Olimpic;Fae-Yur;RexBut we still don't know which name belongs to which horse !Need more research! :)

@shairaptor Sorry but maybe I misunderstood you a little(my english is bad as looks like :P...), so you have an interest the name of the two another horse?

@matapan50 Me to, no matter how many times I saw that race, one of the most well-composed horse race in the filmhistory! For me, it is! The another favorite from the one from Ben Hur! :)

I have not seen this in many years; it is as powerful as it was when i 1st saw it.

(continued) maybe there's also info in the credits on the movie itself? Do you have the full movie with credits? Could you check it out maybe? Only if there's time and leisure on your side to do it ^^ Thanks! :)

Thanks for the extensive info, Keichama22! :) I also read Wikipedia and a few forums and got some of the info you've written too. :)So the name(s) of the race double horses are not known? Maybe there is more info about that on the DVD with Behind the Scenes footage? Or on IMDb maybe? Thanks again, maybe we can find out, it's very interesting. :)

Raj's horse Sagr was basically played by SC Billy Ruben ++ , and if I remember correctly, he had one double for a few pieces of the race scene, but that horse's name was never mentioned."That was interesting, I don't even know either ...! :)

@shairaptor Reportedly, Cass Ole wasn't really thrilled about doing a lot of the water scenes when they are playing in the water, so Fae Jur assisted in several of those.In the second movie, there were three of them. Cass Ole, Diamond Night, and *El Mokhtar. *El Mokhtar died on the set from severe colic and twisted intestine, and Diamond Night passed away at age 18yr with some people that bought him from the studio.

@shairaptor I don't know, but wikpediai answers(:D)!I find this info in a forum, maybe not correct, but I hope it is:"Cass Ole was the main horse in the first movie. His double was Fae Jur. There was another horse that did the race scene, and one other (French horses that are white, which were dyed black, that are well known swimmers) to do the swimming scene when they are rescued.

3:37 can you please tell me what the name of the black stunt double horse is? It certainly isn't Cas Olé, it seems to be a thoroughbred racing horse. Thanks much for the info!

@dragonsofliberty The black horse is really love to run :), and I love the movements of the camera a lot!Such an old movie and such a dynamic scenes! Thanx your comment and for watching!! :)