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- DirectorSam WoodStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo MarxA veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyPat KirkwoodJoss AmblerGeorge (George Formby) is an old stable hand and is the only one who can control a jittery racehorse.
- DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff BridgesElizabeth BanksTrue story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsShirley TempleBarry FitzgeraldLon McCallisterHorse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece Margaret come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsGordon JonesMarsha HuntC. Henry GordonHenry Sharon is about to be ruined financially by rival stable owner Lew Ralston when he gets an idea to fake his own death. His prize horse Certified Check is bequeathed to niece Martha, a young woman Ralston had hoped to marry.
- DirectorPaul BartelStarsTim ConwayJack WestonHarvey KormanFour losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.
- DirectorRandall WallaceStarsDiane LaneJohn MalkovichMargo MartindalePenny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
- DirectorJim WilsonStarsSkeet UlrichChristian KaneWilliam DevaneBased on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsDennis O'KeefeGail RussellRuth WarrickStory of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsWarner BaxterMyrna LoyWalter ConnollyA runaway heiress and her sister's husband join forces to race the latter's fast horse, Broadway Bill.
- DirectorWilliam C. McGannStarsEdith FellowsJames McCallionGranville BatesBased on the story of the steeplechase-winning blind jumping horse, Elmer Gantry aka Gantry the Great, owned by Eleanor Getzendaner. The horse plays himself.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsLloyd BridgesVera MilesMargaret SheridanA girl owns a horse, and hires a boy as a trainer. The horse (Gypsy Prince) enters a race and is injured. The boy takes job at another stable and is semi-seduced by the stable siren. The girl finally rehabilitates the horse then enters it in a big race.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsRory CalhounJane NighFlorence Bates"Ma" Ryan, who runs a burger stand at the county fair, asks daughter Loretta to put a bet on a horse that Loretta's boyfriend Tommy is riding. Unfortunately, Loretta mistakenly places the bet on the wrong horse. When she discovers her error she tries to get the cashier to exchange the ticket for the horse she wanted, but the cashier refuses. Peter Brennan, standing in back of her in line, buys the ticket for the horse Loretta wants and then exchanges it with her. It turns out that Peter is from a wealthy family that owns racehorses, and Peter is a horse trainer himself. He soon begins to fall for Loretta, and Tommy doesn't like it one bit. Complications ensue.
- DirectorLouis KingStarsRoddy McDowallPreston FosterRita JohnsonA young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsTom NealAdele MaraRoger PryorU.S. Cavalry Sergeant Rusty Curtis, stationed at Camp Ralston, adores horses and refuses to believe rumors that the Army intends to replace its horses with tanks. While on medical leave for an injury sustained during a training session, Curtis learns that the rumors of mechanization are true, and that orders have been given to sell the camp's horses at an auction. After making an impassioned but failed attempt to prevent the removal of his favorite horse, Sireson, Curtis is given a medical discharge and returns to civilian life. A short time later, Curtis tries to buy Sireson at a horse auction, but socialite Sally Crandall, the fiance of his former barracks mate, Jack Martin, outbids him. Although a feeling of mutual animosity grows between Curtis and Sally following the sale of Sireson, Sally's father John becomes friends with Curtis and hires him to train the horse for the Brookside steeplechase. John also offers Curtis a one-half financial interest in the horse. Sally, meanwhile, begins training her horse, Princess, to beat Curtis in the competition. The rivalry between Sally and Curtis continues until Sally's horse takes a fall and is disqualified from the race. A romance soon develops between Curtis and Sally as they work together to train Sireson. Just before the big race, Jack, home on a furlough, overhears gangster Harold Matthews offer Curtis money to throw the race. Curtis refuses the bribe, but Jack leaves before he hears Curtis' response. Jack's suspicions of Curtis are further raised when it is discovered that someone had been tampering with the trailer used to transport Sireson. Convinced that Curtis' motives are impure, Jack insists on riding the horse himself. Curtis, however, refuses to allow Jack to ride Sireson, and throws a punch at him to prevent him from taking the reins by force. Curtis then mounts Sireson and rides him to an easy win. After the race, Jack offers Curtis his apology, and, realizing that Curtis and Sally are in love, gives his blessing to their romance.
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsJudy GarlandMickey RooneySophie TuckerA cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.
- DirectorHenry LevinStarsVera MilesStuart WhitmanSam GroomJuanito, a boy from Puerto Rico, finds himself in Kentucky and drawn to a thoroughbred horse. He believes the horse can win the Derby and eventually others around him start to think it's possible.
- DirectorJack HivelyStarsJimmy LydonJoan LeslieArthur HohlA group of gangsters steal the valuable brood-mare "Larkspur" from the Conway Ranch in Arizona. The mare's three-month-old colt tries to follow its dam, but is outdistanced. The lost colt finds its way to the Carey farm, where David Carey, a 16-year-old orphan, lives with his miserly uncle Thad Carey and his aunt Hildy Carey. David adopts the colt and names it "Sunset." When the colt isn't filling out as David thinks it should be, he goes to the Conway Ranch to consult the head groom, Jack Lenihan. When Bill Conway and his young daughter, Wendy, return to the ranch, David learns that his colt is "Larkspur's" foal, and belongs to the Conways. David goes home and tries to return to colt, but "Sunset" won't leave, and David decides it's a matter of finders-keepers. But the colt breaks a leg and may have to be put down, unless a newly-invented trick of putting a dental-cement cast on a horse's broken leg works for veterinarian 'Doc" Purdy.
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- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsJohn LitelAnn SheridanFrank McHughA young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.
- DirectorSidney SalkowStarsRalph ByrdMary CarlisleRobert AllenA prize-winning stallion breeds off-guard with a mare owned by his rival. The colt is trained to race from birth, eventually running in the Kentucky Derby against another horse owned by its sire.
- DirectorLarry LansburghStarsM.R. ValdezRobert SkeneGeorge SwinebroadBorn on a stormy night, a scrawny young colt grows up to be a highly-prized polo pony.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsSam ShepardFrank WhaleyMark AdamA look at the life of the thoroughbred filly that dominated horse racing in the early 1970s.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsStuart ErwinRobert 'Buzz' HenryCarl 'Alfalfa' SwitzerStory of a boy and his horse. Mike is the horse and is owned by Speck and his best friend Jimmy together they have a paper route, on which they deliver papers to customers via a wagon pulled by Mike.
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsWilliam HoldenStanley ClementsBasil RuysdaelRich kid ducks school and goes to the racetrack to learn how to be a jockey.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsLoretta YoungRichard GreeneWalter BrennanRomeo and Juliet story set amidst horse racing in Kentucky. The family feud of lovers Jack and Sally goes back to the Civil War and is kept alive by her Uncle Peter.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyBarry NelsonA jockey has been shot dead at the race track. Famous detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora happen to be on the scene and Lt. Abrahams asks for Nick's expert help.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsBing CrosbyColeen GrayCharles BickfordA horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.
- DirectorJack ConwayStarsClark GableJean HarlowLionel BarrymoreAfter winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.
- DirectorCharles BrabinStarsClark GableErnest TorrenceMadge EvansThe saga of thoroughbred Tommy Boy, born in a rain puddle, and his various owners as he evolves into a a champion stakes horse.
- DirectorLouis KingStarsMarion ShillingHobart BosworthWilliam Collier Jr.A Kentucky horse owner hires an ex-jockey, who is now working as a waiter, to train his thoroughbred race horse for an upcoming race. However, a gambling ring that doesn't want the horse entering the race has other plans.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsAlan LaddGail RussellWilliam DemarestSalty owes money to Doc Baxter, and he and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. They get a race horse and a disbarred jockey, Johnny Cates, who must fake his identity to race. Johnny and Salty both fall in love with Barbara Brooks and, to get even, Johnny considers throwing the horse race.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsWilliam BoydBarbara WorthGeorge ErnestRacehorse-owner Dan Morgan is ruled off the track and out of racing when his horse is doped by a rival owner who knows that Dan's horse can win a high-stakes race. Trying to clear his name, Dan runs into many difficulties and incidents, including a blazing barn filled with valuable horses, before he is able to gather the needed evidence against the guilty man.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsPatricia EllisMickey RooneyDennis MooreA jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsAnn DvorakSmith BallewHarry CareyA shrewd millionaire who owns races horses for publicity for his automobile business, claims ownership of a female horse trainer's thoroughbred in order to get the trainer.
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsDick PowellAnita LouiseAllen JenkinsA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyGoogie WithersGus McNaughtonGeorge has won a lot of money at the races but he's paid with counterfeit money. He sets about tracking down the criminals himself.
- DirectorReginald DenhamStarsDerrick De MarneyNancy BurneMarius GoringAn exciting tale of double crossing and blackmail between father and son in the horse racing world.
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsGeorge RaftEllen DrewHugh HerbertGood-natured gambler Marty Black takes ownership of a booking joint but soon falls on hard times. His one out is a marker for half-ownership in a young thoroughbred, which he quickly calls in. He discovers the other owner to be a young woman from an old horse racing family who wants to protect her colt almost as much as Marty wants to rush him into big races for a fast buck. While they clash, Marty soon comes to understand the human bond with the horses and what it means to be a thoroughbred.
- DirectorHenry KingStarsWalter BrennanFay BainterBrenda JoyceA woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his father's trainer, he defies his mother by entering the Maryland Hunt.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsJoel McCreaNancy KellyRoland YoungRace horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloGrace McDonaldThe horse of a street vendor is replaced by a racehorse.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsWalter BrennanJeanne CrainLon McCallisterA lad with a penchant for trouble is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Indiana. Though he's not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young filly that he plans to race make life bearable. He also finds romance with tomboyish Char who shares his love for horses.
- DirectorWillis GoldbeckStarsJames CraigFrances GiffordAva GardnerScientists have developed a method for winning at the track. Lovely Ava is a horse owner interest to a desperate gambler.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsJackie 'Butch' JenkinsPeter LawfordBeverly TylerA classic film featuring a boy who is able to hear what the racehorses at the track are thinking. Using his knowledge of their moods, he figures out how well they will run, and tells his older brother who is going to win that day. This earns him a reputation and gains him much attention, after people start to believe him.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsCornel WildeMaureen O'HaraGlenn LanganA film that qualifies as a Travelogue Documentary in that it contains footage of world famous race tracks such as England's Ascot, Palermo in South America, and Churchill Downs, Jamaica, Aqueduct, Hollywood Park, Santa Anita, Belmont, Hialeah, Arlington and Saratoga in the United States, and since it begins in London in 1938, the Coronation of the King. Jock Wallace, an easy-going and rootless horse lover, is taken to task by Leslie Hale, who thinks he has swindled her Aunt Helen on the purchase of a horse. He finds out that she is engaged to Bill Van Dyke, a young diplomat, and follows her to London, entering the horse he acquired from Aunt Helen in the famed Ascot Gold Cup. Jock and Leslie fall in love and are married on a boat to South America. In Buenos Aires, Leslie is jealous of Kitty Brant, an old flame of Jock's. Leslie wants Jock to settle down on his Maryland farm to raise and sell race horses, but he has too much gypsy in his blood and wants to follow the race track circuit. They separate and he gives Leslie the horse that brought them together, and he hits the road. Leslie and old-time trainer "Doc" Kilborne then proceed to win race after race with the horse. Jock, contrite and converted, returns to his old homestead and begins training another horse. Will his horse beat her horse?
- DirectorLouis KingStarsPeggy CumminsCharles CoburnRobert ArthurIn Wyoming, several ranchers have their prized mares stolen by a big wild white stallion and must recover them before the Governor's Stake trotting race day.
- DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsGlenn FordTerry MooreAlbert SharpeThis is the warm-hearted story of a wholesome Terry Moore, whose late uncle Willie (James Gleason) is reincarnated as a thoroughbred horse. At least, as far as Ms. Moore is concerned, he is. The horse's name is October. Moore is tried for insanity, then becomes the subject of a book by a top psychologist (Glenn Ford), who falls in love with his subject.
- DirectorAnthony PelissierStarsValerie HobsonJohn Howard DaviesRonald SquireA young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsJohn GarfieldMicheline PresleLuther AdlerOn the run from gamblers he double-crossed, expatriate jockey Danny Butler tries to justify his son's faith in him as a winner.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsJohn LitelMarie WindsorSteve BrodieAn honest bank employee gets hooked on horse racing, and starts to embezzle bank funds in an attempt to recoup his losses.
- DirectorChester ErskineStarsGroucho MarxMarie WilsonWilliam BendixAfter two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsHoward KeelPolly BergenMarjorie MainThe temperamental Carol Maldon leaves New York behind to take control of her father's stable, she inherited. Rick Grayton is a horse racing trainer who lucked into training a champ, the horse 'Gay Fleet'. Only nobody knows 'Gay Fleet' is any good yet. Rick has been intentionally losing so that he can buy the horse with a low-ball offer to the owner Carol. However Mercedes Bellway, a rival barn and in love with Rick, figures out his plan and tells Carol.
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsDean MartinJerry LewisMarjie MillarWhen Herman promises the mob to fix a racing horse in order to pay off his debts, he selects his veterinarian cousin as a patsy to help him but things go awry.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsMargaret O'BrienWalter BrennanCharlotte GreenwoodClarabel lives on a Kentucky horse farm and has a special love for the filly Glory. With the help of Chad, Clarabel can prevent Glory's sale and keep her to train her and eventually enter her for the Kentucky Derby.
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsNorman WisdomMargaret RutherfordJill DixonNorman works in a high-class jewellers and dreams of buying an expensive necklace for a shop girl who works across the street. His chance comes when he places a £1 accumulator on the horse races at Goodwood.
- DirectorHenry LevinStarsPat BooneShirley JonesDolores MichaelsA young man visiting his relatives' farm in Kentucky falls in love with their neighbor.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsDonald O'ConnorPiper LaurieCecil KellawayThe owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.
- StarsChantal SutherlandAaron GryderTrevor DenmanThis show informs viewers about both the up's and down's of being a professional jockey. From eating habits to constant training, these athletes endure a lot more than just saddling up a horse.
- DirectorChip RivesStarsDave AndersonMike BattagliaFurman Bisher
- DVD/Blu-ray bonus feature for the film Secretariat (2010).
- StarsPenny CheneryNelsan EllisDiane LaneAn inside look at Secretariat, one of the most famous Thoroughbred horses ever known.
- DirectorPhil ComeauStarsPenny CheneryRon TurcotteSecretariat's legendary jockey Ron Turcotte is one of the few champions to have won the prestigious American Triple Crown. This is the remarkable story of Turcotte's rise to fame in 1973.
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsKrystle PoJason DohringLillian HurstA 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him into a winner.
- DirectorLaurent BouzereauStarsLaura HillenbrandTobey MaguireChris McCarronExplore more of Seabiscuit's stunning rise to celebrity status through historic newsreel footage of actual races and numerous interviews.
- DirectorManny NathanStarsMartin MasonDoc BondCharles HowardOriginal Documentary of the horse Seabiscuit, made in 1939 by the horse's owner Charles Howard.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsTom BurlinsonJudy MorrisMartin VaughanThe true story of a New Zealand racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stable-boy.
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsRobert PaigeNoreen NashTed DonaldsonA mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.
- DirectorJerry ParisStarsTony RandallJack KlugmanFritz FeldOscar gets winning tips on horses and Felix goes along for the ride.
- DirectorEzra StoneStarsFred GwynneYvonne De CarloAl LewisHerman tries to teach Eddie about the evils of gambling by betting all of Eddie's money. Unfortunately, he wins big.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsAlan YoungConnie HinesLarry KeatingRoger invests in Lady Linda, a lovesick racehorse that won't run, so it's Mister Ed, the love doctor, to the rescue.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.5 (45)TV EpisodeDirectorDon WeisStarsJack BennyEddie 'Rochester' AndersonMary LivingstoneJack, Mary, and Dennis spend a day at the horse track.
- DirectorJoe PytkaStarsRichard DreyfussTeri GarrDavid JohansenA nosy cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can't seem to stop gambling. Will he go broke or walk home with a pretty penny?
- DirectorJohn GatinsStarsKurt RussellDakota FanningOded FehrCale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordRobert ShawTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallTed de CorsiaThe boys get mixed up with a race horse and crooked gamblers.
- DirectorDavid CaffreyStarsDan AykroydRobbie ColtraneBrenda BlethynA luckless gambler finally finds the secret to picking winners at the track - a head in a jar.
- DirectorMark MaloneStarsKiefer SutherlandAnthony LaPagliaRadha MitchellA heart problem forces the cop Pally to retire, and his wife Charlotte is separating him. Charlotte makes Pally's half-brother Ray visit, and he suggest buying a race horse will cheer him up. He does, but then a mob boss steals the horse.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsAlan ReedJean Vander PylMel BlancFred wants to buy his friend's pool hall. He intends to finance the purchase by betting a week's paycheck at the dinosaur races.Dinosaur races are close enough.
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsEdgar BergenCharlie McCarthyEleanore KingEdgar and Eleanor get a tip at the racetrack from jockey Charlie. When the horse loses, Edgar believes Charlie has sabotaged him and they both end up as street cleaners.
- CreatorDavid MilchStarsDustin HoffmanDennis FarinaJohn OrtizA television series centered around characters who are tied to the same horse-racing track.
- DirectorSidney LanfieldFrank TashlinStarsBob HopeMarilyn MaxwellLloyd NolanA New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
- DirectorMarshall NeilanStarsLee TracyHelen MackWilliam FrawleyCon artist and racetrack tout Wally Brooks hands a lemon drop to a man in a wheelchair, saying it will cure whatever ails him, then persuades the man, a millionaire named Griggsby, to bet $100 on a horse. Wally knows this horse can't win and intends to pocket the cash. The horse does win, so Wally and his partner Dunhill, alias "The Professor," take it on the lam.
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsThe Original Sing BandCharles RugglesMickey RooneyA musical short in which a group of musician stable hands race a horse in the Hollywood Handicap at Santa Anita Park racetrack with many celebrities of the day in attendance.
- DirectorBrad HenneganJohn HenneganStarsFrank AmonteBarbaroPeter BretteFollow six diverse trainers as they jockey for position along the 2006 Kentucky Derby trail.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsFred ClarkJean CarsonAdam WilliamsWhen three unintelligent crooks get ahold of a camera that takes pictures of the future, they set out to make a quick fortune with their new toy.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsMickey RooneyRod SerlingA washed-up jockey gets his wish while waiting for the results of his race fixing hearing.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsCurly HowardLarry FineMoe HowardThe stooges are cheated into trading their restaurant for Thunderbolt, a washed-up race horse, and enter the horse racing industry. When Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water trough. The boys quickly discover Thunderbolt's sudden burst of speed and enter Thunderbolt in a big race. With jockey Larry feeding Thunderbolt the pepperinos, and Moe and Curly on a motorcycle leading him with a bucket of water, they win the race. Finally, the stooges enjoy the good life as they each eat their own turkey and Thunderbolt eats peanuts out of a large bowl in celebration.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsCheryl LaddWayne RogersDiane LaddA woman tries to be successful in the male-dominated horse racing business. Intrigue, greed, power games and love trying to put stones in her way.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsElvia AllmanSara BernerTruman BradleyTime for the big horse race. We drop in on the fillies, who gossip in New York accents. That's followed by a pre-race fashion parade. In both of these, Maggie doesn't join in; she runs every year, but suffers from hay fever. The actual race is run, and Maggie is far back in the field. The other horses hear it's going to be a photo finish, though, and they all come to an abrupt stop and pose except Maggie, who keeps running and wins the race.
- DirectorRaymond K. JohnsonStarsEdward J. NugentPatricia ScottFrank Coghlan Jr.Mary Bradley leaves her family's farm in Cloverdale, Kentucky to visit her brother Johnny, a jockey, in San Francisco. Their reunion is interrupted by Harry Johnson, who tries to convince Johnny to ride in the illegal race at the Pagona fair. After Mary and Johnny learn that the colt Mary brought to California to sell has broken a leg, Johnny agrees to go along with Harry's scheme. After Harry is shot, Johnny is arrested on the belief that he wanted to stop Harry from blackmailing him. Although he is innocent, Johnny agrees to a plea bargain under the alias Barnsdale so that he will not disgrace his family. A reporter, Marty Marion, who is investigating the racetrack rackets, helps Johnny obtain a work release. Meanwhile in Kentucky, Mary prepares to enter her horse, Blue Streak, in the Kentucky Derby. With the family farm already heavily mortgaged, Mary appeals to District Attorney Barton Pierce to pay the race entrance fee. Johnny reads about the approaching Derby and escapes prison to attend the race, but Marty has anticipated Johnny's reaction. In Kentucky, Marty gains admittance to a Derby ball, and when Barton sees Marty with Mary, he becomes jealous. Later, to increase his horse's odds, Barton spreads a rumor that Johnny will be his jockey for the Derby, but plans to have him arrested before the race begins. On the day of the race, Marty discovers Barton's scheme and is able to stop him. Johnny rides Blue Streak to a first-place finish, and Marty shows him a telegram sent from California. Harry's murderer has confessed, and Marty tells Johnny he may keep the telegram as the first memento from his future brother-in-law.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsBill WilliamsJane NighRalph MorganWhile Kentucky is known as 'the blue grass state', the use of the term in this title is the name of the horse. The story revolves around a colt born in Kentucky and named "Blue Grass", the training of the colt to win the Kentuck Derby, and how all of that affected the lives, fortunes, relationships, and romances of the people associated with the colt's race-track career.
- DirectorKing BaggotStarsReginald DennyLillian RichEmmett KingDirty work is afoot in old Kentucky when a rival decides that his horse will have a better chance of winning if the son of the owner isn't around, so he has him shanghaied onto a tramp freighter and gets the jockey in his debt through a crooked gambling game. Airplanes, ship-wrecks, sea storms, kidnapping, frame-up and much skullduggery prior to the race.
- StarsHarry WismerAssaultStymieThis Sportscope series short contains highlights from several significant horse races, such as the 1948 Kentucky Derby (won by Citation); the 1953 Preakness Stakes (won by Native Dancer); and a match race in which Nashua beats Swaps.
- DirectorEdward DillonStarsViola DanaJerry MileyJed ProutyKatie O'Doone is left a worthless, run-down estate and a thoroughbred race horse. She mortgages the property in order to get the money needed to enter her horse in the Derby. Dennis Reilly, a wealthy sportsman, also has a horse in the race and his jockey accidentally runs Reilly's horse into Kate's horse, causing her horse to lose. She swears vengeance on O'Reilly. She is forced to go to work for a crooked bookie, Jake Trumbull, and a crooked competitor of Reilly's,Tod Cuyler, who plan on switching a dead-ringer horse for Reilly's favored-to-win horse, and clean up betting against Reilly's horse.
- DirectorDuke GoldstoneStarsSara BernerJasper is attending the Kentucky Derby and befriends an old racehorse. During the race, Jasper plays a violin solo that inspires the horse to win the race. The finale finds the horse enjoying the fruit of his victory - a mint-julep.
- DirectorJack EatonStarsGrantland RiceC.V. WhitneyOne of the many, many Grantland Rice Sport Pictorial sports shorts, all written by and narrated by and featuring sportswriter Grantland Rice, and all produced by the Van Beuren Studios for RKO-Pathe distribution. This one opens at the C. V. Whitney Farms (the future movie-producer) in the blue-grass area of Lexington, Kentucky and shows the new crop of colts that will be trained for horse racing. It then shows stock footage of some of the famed big-race winners of the past... Whichone, Upset, St. Germaine, others - and then cuts to the crowds in Louisville, Kentucky awaiting the annual running of the Kentucky Derby.
- DirectorErin Harvey"Race for the Derby" follows the story of Jockeys training for the Kentucky Derby