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- DirectorJack HulcupStarsHarry GilbeyChrissie WhiteCecil ManneringA squire's jockey escapes kidnappers and flies to Sandown in time to win the race.
- DirectorFrank WilsonStarsGerald AmesJames LindsayGeorge FoleyA Lord tries to hobble a rich widow's horse which she wagers against her lover's
- DirectorGeorge DewhurstStarsGregory ScottPoppy WyndhamCameron CarrA usurper tries to force his niece's suitor to lose a horse race.
- DirectorArthur RookeStarsVictor McLaglenDouglas MunroCyril PercivalA man helps a rich girl's slum work and wins the race on her ex-fiancé's horse.
- 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.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsVirginia's FutureNegofolMorvichThe story of a Beaumont race horse, told through from the point of view of the horse via intertitles.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJanet GaynorLeslie FentonJ. Farrell MacDonaldThe story of Sir Miles O'Hara and his daughter, who rent out living quarters to a poor family, the O'Sheas, who cannot pay rent on time.
- 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.
- DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsEddie QuillanLew CodyJames GleasonA jockey is influenced to throw a race.
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsRicardo CortezMary AstorJohn HallidayHoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk falls in love with and asks to marry. After the marriage Martha, who has genuinely fallen in love with Silk, innocently feeds his inside betting information to Dorval, causing Silk to lose a fortune. When she realizes what she's done, she confesses all to her husband, who becomes enraged and orders her out of his life. Faced with poverty, she teams up once again with Dorval as he asks her to betray Silk one last time.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsWarner BaxterMyrna LoyWalter ConnollyA runaway heiress and her sister's husband join forces to race the latter's fast horse, Broadway Bill.
- 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.
- DirectorJames GleasonRay McCareyStarsZasu PittsJames GleasonMargaret CallahanJane McGill has fallen in love with Ben Johnson and would like to marry him. But her mother Belle has set certain conditions for that to happen. Father Jimmy decides that betting on the horses will help the kids out.
- DirectorKen G. HallStarsHelen TwelvetreesFrank LeightonJohn LongdenA plot is planned to kill favored Stormalong before the Melbourne Cup.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsMax MillerNancy O'NeilClarice MayneA newly rich couple, under the impression that Cockney racing tout Evans is a championship-winning trainer (he isn't), ask him if he can train a racehorse they have just bought. It turns out that they don't know anything about horse racing, but think that having a championship racehorse will be their ticket into "society". Evans agrees, but since he doesn't have a stable, moves the horse into the quarters he shares with two lodgers. Surprisingly, the horse has an innate talent for racing and could well be a champion. Evans enters him in the big championship race, but the day before it is to take place, the horse is stolen.
- DirectorVictor HalperinStarsFrankie DarroKane RichmondGladys BlakeA jockey transforms an injured colt into a champion Thoroughbred after saving it from the glue factory.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsFrank McHughJoan BlondellGuy KibbeeA meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsPatricia EllisMickey RooneyDennis MooreA jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsWarner OlandKeye LukeHelen WoodWhen a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.
- 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.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsOnslow StevensHelen MackVinton HayworthWealthy and superstitious race-horse owner Joe Baldwin practices philanthropy because he believes his charity donations bring luck to his ponies. One object of his bounty is gold-digger Jean Jason, about whom he has no illusions, and in order to get rid of her he finances her European vacation, and with her, unknown to Baldwin, goes full-time gigolo/part time artist Paul Vinette. Before a big race Baldwin is at an orphanage near the track and expresses his wishes for rain on the following day as his horse, "Sarcasm", runs best on a muddy track. The orphans resent his wish as it is also to be the day of their annual big outing, as does the orphanage assistant, Betty McKay, who chides Baldwin for his selfish viewpoint. It does rain but "Sarcasm" loses anyway, and Baldwin decides it was because the orphans were pulling against him. He arranges a big party for the kids and he and Betty fall in love. When Jean returns from Europe, she demands $50,000 to fade out of the picture. He tells her he will bring her a check. Paul sees Jean packing her bags, accuses her of running out, and they quarrel. She gets a gun and orders him out of the apartment and they fight for the weapon. Paul is leaving the building as Baldwin enters. A few minutes later, the police receive a call from a man claiming to be Joe Baldwin who says he has just killed Jean Jason. Baldwin is arrested and convicted on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to death. He escapes the police and goes into hiding in the home of a taxicab driver, Frank Bent, he had once befriended. Baldwin, with the aid of Bent and Betty, start the process of proving his innocence and also finding the real killer.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorMilton CarruthStarsBinnie BarnesWilliam GarganWendy BarrieBookmakers try to fix a horse race.
- DirectorLouis KingStarsBarton MacLaneAnn SheridanDick PurcellGamblers Jim Turner and Valarie part company in Chicago and agree to meet at Saratoga with Jim stopping off at Barrowville en route. There, Jim meets George Mayhew and Eight Ball, a barbershop bootblack, and replenishes his bankroll gambling on pitching horseshoes. George's mother and his sister Marjorie run a boarding house and Jim goes there to live. George and Jim go to Bellport Park and meet "Broadway", owner of "Lady Luck", a thoroughbred race horse. Jim bets on the horse and wins heavily. He falls in love with Marjorie and wins her away from Preston Barrow when he forswears gambling and promises to get a $20-per-week job which represents Peggy's idea of respectability. Christmas Eve, 1934, finds Jim a night clerk in a small Chicago hotel, playing the horses only on paper for his amusement. Jim is given some money by Joe, a pal of gambler/race horse owner Jed Bright, in appreciation for a racing tip he had given. Jim had planned on sending the money to Marjorie's needy mother but uses most of it to pay a broken-down actor's hotel bill. He then runs the rest of the money into a big roll gambling and accepts a job from Bright. Marjorie, Jim, Bright and Joe go to California for the opening of Santa Anita, where Jim is happy but Marjorie is disgusted with the track life. Valerie wins thousands on "Lady Luck" through Jim's tip, but Marjorie refuses to help them celebrate. Jim, Valerie and "Broadway" make a night of it gambling and Jim wins $20,000. He gives a thousand to Valerie and the remainder to Marjorie the next morning. Jim and Marjorie have a showdown and she admits to sticking with him through pity and he to her through a sense of responsibility. They part company happily---Marjorie to marry Preston (which may or may not be news to ol' Preston), and Jim to return to the track and gambling life with Valerie, (who may or may not have asked him about the missed meeting in Saratoga.)
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsJed ProutyShirley DeaneSpring ByingtonThe Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family helps raise the entrance fee and care for the horse.
- 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.
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsDick PowellAnita LouiseAllen JenkinsA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
- DirectorSam WoodStarsWallace BeeryMickey RooneyArthur HohlA washed up, alcoholic Vet and a dreamer stable boy help nurse a sick race horse back to health.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsThe Ritz BrothersAl RitzHarry RitzThe Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsJoe PennerBetty GrableRichard LaneA group of taxi drivers pool their money and buy a beer-loving racehorse.
- DirectorReginald DenhamStarsDerrick De MarneyNancy BurneMarius GoringAn exciting tale of double crossing and blackmail between father and son in the horse racing world.
- 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.
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsAdolphe MenjouRoger DanielDolores CostelloMason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses - his biggest hobby. After he finds out the real identity of Mason, Goldie takes care of him. The two find an occasion to buy a horse for only two dollars, and start entering competitions. Goldie is an instant celebrity, but his mom reads the newspapers and tracks him down. Mason is very surprised to see her, his ex-wife, and even more astonished to hear that Goldie is his own son. However, Goldie must go back to school and so they decide to keep the secret. Since Goldie does not want to leave Mason behind, the latter goes to the bookies and fixes the next race, hoping to disappoint Goldie by asking him to lose on purpose.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorS. Sylvan SimonStarsRobert YoungMaureen O'SullivanLewis StoneMyles Vanders feuds with hardnosed stable owner Davis Lockwood. Myles takes revenge by romancing and marrying Lockwood's daughter Linda. But as the big race looms nearer, Myles is distracted to discover that he really loves Linda.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsEugene PalletteMarvin StephensRita QuigleyJockey (Stephens) struggles against gamblers with the help of stable trainer (Pallette) and horse onwer's daughter (Quigley).
- DirectorLynn ShoresStarsJane WithersCharles 'Buddy' RogersKay AldridgeJane's grandfather must sell his trotting horse farm. She falls for the business-minded young man who buys it and hopes to teach him the pleasures of trotting.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloGrace McDonaldThe horse of a street vendor is replaced by a racehorse.
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsMickey RooneyElizabeth TaylorDonald CrispA jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
- 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.
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsAnne CrawfordDavid FarrarFrederick LeisterAn accountant is forced by circumstances to take a job at the racetrack. He is working at the betting window when he is drawn into a gang of criminals and their illegal schemes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorIrving PichelStarsBarbara StanwyckRobert CummingsDiana LynnA bookish historian is married to a steely Southern belle who raises horses, an animal that he doesn't care for. However, the cute young neighbor girl doesn't feel that way about him and makes no bones about letting him know it.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsDonald O'ConnorCharles CoburnGloria DeHavenAt a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsDon AmecheCatherine McLeodRoscoe KarnsA poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.
- 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.
- DirectorR.G. SpringsteenStarsJanet MartinRobert LoweryFrankie DarroMoments before the start of a horse race, horse breeder Whit Galtry tells one of his employees, jockey Jimmy Easter, that he has bet a great deal of money on Jimmy's horse and that he expects him to win at any cost. When Galtry tells Jimmy that he plans to use the prize money to buy an automobile for his daughter Virginia, Jimmy, who is in love with Virginia, promises to do everything he can to ensure a victory. Tragedy strikes during the race, however, when Jimmy tries to squeeze between two horses and causes another horse to unseat its jockey. Jimmy visits the injured jockey in his hospital room and apologizes to him, but the jockey dies a short time later. Despondent over the accident, Jimmy decides to quit racing for a time, but returns to enter the prestigious Gold Cup competition. When Jimmy loses the Gold Cup race, Galtry, who bet all his money on Jimmy's horse, goes broke. Angered by the loss, Galtry dismisses Jimmy and gives his horse, Virginia's Pride, to his daughter. Jimmy later fails in all his attempts to find another racing job, and eventually takes a job at a service station with his former stable hand, Sunflower Jones. Two years pass, and Galtry becomes his interested in horse racing again when his daughter enters her horse in a race at Beverly Park. Soon after, Galtry introduces his daughter to wealthy horse owner Dan Lockwood, and Dan falls instantly in love with her and offers to house her horse at his ranch. With Virginia's help, Jimmy then gets a job working at Dan's ranch, and is soon put in charge of training her horse. Jimmy eventually learns that Virginia is Dan's sweetheart, and sadly realizes that he misunderstood her motives. Jimmy quits his job, but Dan prevents his departure by appealing to his love for Virginia. After consenting to ride Virginia's horse, Jimmy takes the animal on a practice run. The session, however, is brought to an unexpected halt when Virginia's Pride is injured in a fall. When Galtry discovers that Jimmy rode his daughter's horse, he gives him a whipping. Later, Virginia breaks her engagement to Dan after mistakenly concluding that Dan is only interested in marrying her to ensure his profits at the racetrack. Jimmy, who has given up his romantic pursuit of Virginia, agrees to help Dan regain her trust by riding her horse to victory. The plan works, and all ends happily as Dan and Virginia resume their romance, and Jimmy is invited to continue working for them.
- 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.
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsGloria HenryStanley ClementsDavid BruceBrother and sister "Boots" Warren and Phyllis Warren inherit two race horses. One of the horses is claimed by a rival horse-owner, Jeff Stuart, when it wins a claiming race at Santa Anita. Then Stuart learns that the horse will not run without its former stablemate. But neither Stuart nor the Warrens want to give up their respective horses. It is finally agreed that both horses will be entered in the same race, and the winning owner will gain possession of both horses. The only complication is that Phyllis has fallen in love with Stuart.
- DirectorFelix E. FeistStarsJean WillesMorgan FarleyJohnny LongdenThe life story of a famous race horse, told primarily by a narrator in a semi-documentary fashion, with more than a little bit of revisionism. It begins with the colt's wobbly-legged days, into the training, pacing, clocking that leads to a trial run. The horse bolts at the starting-gate and sends its jockey into a spill that injures him. He is sold from one stable to another until he is brought back to his original owner, Tom Trent, whose daughter, Jean, has never lost faith in the horse. More rigorous training, failures and setbacks follow until, on his third birthday, the horse gets another chance at the famous Santa Anita racetrack.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsDennis O'KeefeGail RussellRuth WarrickStory of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorHenry CorneliusStarsBasil RadfordJimmy HanleyJanette ScottA syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallTed de CorsiaThe boys get mixed up with a race horse and crooked gamblers.
- DirectorPhilip FordStarsStanley ClementsPeggy StewartFrankie DarroAt the turn of the twentieth century, horse-trainer Frankie Longworth loses the last of his money when his friend Knuckles is defeated in a boxing match held in a racetrack stable. Secretly watching is a young boy named Stevie, who befriends the men when they discover his hiding place. To Frankie's surprise, Stevie turns out to be the son of his former sweetheart Christine. Though sorry to learn that Christine is married, Frankie, who has raced a little and aspires to do more, admits his admiration for her husband, the successful jockey, Steve Loomis. As Christine and Frankie are becoming reacquainted, Christine's father, Walter Shannon, shows up. Although Shannon had contrived to separate them years ago and orders Frankie to stay away from his happily-wedded daughter, the affable Steve is unthreatened by Frankie's presence. After Frankie assists in the birthing of Steve's foal, which they name Pride of Maryland, and saves the life of the mare, he arranges with his backer, Col. Harding, to hire Frankie as a horse trainer. Steve is also interested in Frankie's idea of a new "crouch" riding style that would increase the horse's speed by cutting down wind resistance and taking the stress off the horse's spine. Against the wishes of his family and the colonel, Steve tries the technique, but because of a previous knee injury, falls from the horse and is killed. When hiring a jockey for the next race, the colonel passes Frankie by, because he has little actual racing experience. However, just before starting time, the new jockey is discovered missing, having been tied up by Knuckles, without Frankie's knowledge. Knuckles convinces the colonel to give Frankie the opportunity to race, but the colonel, still unwilling to experiment, orders Frankie to ride in the traditional style. During the race, Frankie disobeys and switches to his crouch style, and the horse speeds up and wins. Frankie and Knuckle's rejoicing is short-lived, for when the missing jockey turns up and exposes Knuckes, Frankie is fired. Almost immediately Frankie is approached by Sir Thomas Asbury, who is impressed with Frankie's ideas and would like to develop the new riding style in the United States before taking him to race in England. Winning races for Sir Thomas, Frankie becomes well-known in racing circles and would be wealthy, but he is sending his money to Shannon to help raise and train Pride of Maryland. When Shannon writes him for more money, Frankie tries to raise it by betting on himself, which is against the rules of the racing association. Frankie wins the race, but to avoid paying him, the bookmaker reports him, and Frankie is barred from further racing. Knuckles and Frankie pawn everything of value they own to return to the U.S., where they find Christine's family evicted by the colonel for nonpayment of rent and fees. Secretly, Frankie negotiates with the colonel to let Christine's family stay in exchange for his services as a horse trainer. The colonel, who regrets firing Frankie, agrees on one added condition: that if his license to race should be reinstated, he would ride the colonel's colors. Frankie agrees and the training begins, and soon, encouraged by Stevie, Frankie and Christine are discussing marriage. As a surprise to Frankie, Christine convinces the racing association to reinstate Frankie so that he can ride Pride of Maryland in its first race and win back the family's fortune. Frankie, however, turns down the opportunity in order to honor his contract with the colonel, who will not release him from the agreement. Presuming that Frankie will make more money riding for the colonel, Christine is angry that he has rejected her offer, until Shannon, who understands the professional dilemma Frankie faces, finally explains to her how the jockey has been supporting them for several years. To make the best of the situation, Shannon shrewdly bets on Frankie's horse instead of his own. Before the race, the colonel, who fears Frankie might try to throw the race, gently threatens a second, permanent disbarment from the association, if Frankie loses. Despite conflicting emotions, Frankie uses his crouch style and wins the race. The colonel proudly has his photograph taken in front of the winning horse, and Frankie and Christine kiss and make up.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsDonald O'ConnorPiper LaurieCecil KellawayThe owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.
- 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.
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsWilliam HoldenStanley ClementsBasil RuysdaelRich kid ducks school and goes to the racetrack to learn how to be a jockey.
- DirectorHerbert WilcoxStarsAnna NeagleMichael WildingGoogie WithersThe stories of four sets of characters intersect via chance-encounters at Epsom Downs racecourse on the morning of Derby Day.
- 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.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsLeif EricksonDonald WoodsRand BrooksWhen a young man agrees to race a wonderful quarter horse, a crooked, wife abusing, gambler has plans to sabotage the contest.
- 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.
- 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 WitneyStarsRod CameronJulie LondonBen CooperA horse trainer and his friend, a jockey, fall in love with the same girl. Complications ensue.
- 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.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsGene HackmanCandice BergenJames CoburnA pair of ex-Rough Riders, a former prostitute, a gunfighter, an aging cowboy and an English gentleman enter a 700-mile horse race through the Southwest desert in 1908.
- DirectorBryan ForbesStarsTatum O'NealChristopher PlummerAnthony HopkinsVelvet's orphaned niece Sarah follows her dream of Olympic glory with her horse Arizona Pie.
- DirectorMartin RittStarsWalter MatthauAlexis SmithRobert WebberCasey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses. His best friend, a foal they call "Casey's Shadow", looks to be a loser, but comes out a champion.
- 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.
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsKelly RenoMickey RooneyTeri GarrAfter being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
- DirectorLee PhilipsStarsGary ColemanMaureen StapletonNorman FellLester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsJohn HurtGregory JonesMick DillonA British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeplechase on the horse Aldaniti.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsTom BurlinsonJudy MorrisMartin VaughanThe true story of a New Zealand racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stable-boy.
- DirectorRobert DalvaStarsKelly RenoVincent SpanoAllen GarfieldA teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.
- DirectorTim HunterStarsRichard FarnsworthMelissa GilbertMichael SchoefflingCharlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a rogue horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an eventing champion.
- DirectorMichael DinnerStarsBobcat GoldthwaitDabney ColemanJohn CandyAn insecure stockbroker teams up with Don the Talking Horse, a chatty four-legged financial advisor.
- 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?
- DirectorAmber Production TeamRichard GrassickStarsBrian HoggDarren BellMike ElliotSet in the harness racing fraternity, this feature drama explores the conflict between urban and rural values and the relationship between an estranged father and son.
- DirectorDennis C. LewistonStarsAlan BarkerBilly BoyleStephen BrennanWhen a young stable boy runs away from reform school, he befriends another fugitive, champion racehorse Shergar, kidnapped by the Irish Republican Army for ransom but now on the loose. Can the lad elude the abductors and rescue the horse?
- 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.
- DirectorDavid CaffreyStarsDan AykroydRobbie ColtraneBrenda BlethynA luckless gambler finally finds the secret to picking winners at the track - a head in a jar.