Producer Frank Marshall made it official Tuesday: Seabiscuit is coming to town.

        The historical drama about a racehorse who becomes the most famous athlete in America in 1938 will film in southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky beginning in October.

        Recently retired Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron will serve as the film's racing consultant and will appear in the film as jockey Charley Kurtsinger, who rode War Admiral against Seabiscuit in a famous showdown, Mr. Marshall said.

        Fellow Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens has been cast to play Depression-era rider George Woolf alongside star Tobey Maguire as Seabiscuit's half-blind jockey, Red Pollard.

        Keeneland racetrack outside Lexington will be a filming location. The film company and the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Film Commission are searching for more filming sites.

        The film, written and directed by Gary Ross (Pleasantville), is a joint project of Universal and DreamWorks studios.

        Casting sessions for movie extras were announced last week. Auditions will be Friday and Saturday at the Millennium Hotel, 141 W. 6th St., downtown.

        For details, call 784-1744.

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