International Velvet (film) had Sarah, and moved from England to Arizona. When Velvet was a similar age to Sarah, she and her horse, The Pie, entered the legendary Grand National horse race and crossed the finish line first; however, Velvet and The Pie were instantly disqualified because Velvet fainted and fell off her mount prior to reaching the paddock. The Pie is ultimately put out to stud upon his retirement. He sires his last foal after Sarah's arrival in England. Sarah and Velvet are present for the birth of this foal and Sarah eventually decides that she'd like to purchase him. She later
International Velvet (film) International Velvet (film) International Velvet is a 1978 picture and a sequel to the 1944 picture "National Velvet" starring Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins and Nanette Newman, and directed by Bryan Forbes. The film received mixed reviews. International Velvet was partly filmed at Birmingham University, England. After her parents are killed in a car crash, teenage Sarah Velvet Brown (Tatum O'Neal) is forced to leave her home in Cave Creek, Arizona, to go to England to live with her aunt Velvet Brown (Nanette Newman) and Velvet's boyfriend John (Christopher Plummer). After the events of "National Velvet" Donald got married,