Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Frank Hopkins (born uncertain – died 1951) claimed he was an American professional horseman who at one time performed with the Ringling Brothers Circus. He was supposedly a legendary distance rider, claimed to have won 400 races, and was recognized by his contemporaries as supporting the preservation of the mustang. None of his claims can be proven and his birth is recorded in Pennsylvania as 1893.Though the Disney film Hidalgo was based on Hopkins' purported story, his alleged exploits are most likely fictional. He has been described as a \"fabulator and a confidence man whose tales of heroic deeds were little more than tall stories.\" Few items in his accounts have been verified by outside, reliable, third-party sources."@en }
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- Frank_Hopkins abstract "Frank Hopkins (born uncertain – died 1951) claimed he was an American professional horseman who at one time performed with the Ringling Brothers Circus. He was supposedly a legendary distance rider, claimed to have won 400 races, and was recognized by his contemporaries as supporting the preservation of the mustang. None of his claims can be proven and his birth is recorded in Pennsylvania as 1893.Though the Disney film Hidalgo was based on Hopkins' purported story, his alleged exploits are most likely fictional. He has been described as a \"fabulator and a confidence man whose tales of heroic deeds were little more than tall stories.\" Few items in his accounts have been verified by outside, reliable, third-party sources.".