Pétronille Wins the Grand Steeple Chase
Pétronille gagne le grand prix
Released 1913 • 113 years ago7m1 cast member
Pétronille's husband jockey, Tortillard, face-plants in the middle of the track. She puts on his clothes and mounts his steed, “despite her rotund build” at 100 kilos. She leads the other riders on an off-track equestrian escapade, eventually making it back to the course.
