Horse Racing Movies
Here is a list of all the horse racing movies I could find in the TV
Guide Motion Picture Database . This is by no means to be considered a complete list as it is difficult to get them all to show up when searching. Each movie is linked to its entry in that database which includes a plot summary, review, cast, and credits. I have also included links to Amazon.com when I could find them available on DVD or VHS. I am also including a search box for eBay if you want to try and find some of the out-of-print tapes not available on Amazon. If you would like more information on classic movies, try Brad Lang's Classic Movies site.
If you know of any movies I have missed, please let me know so I can add them to the list.
35 UP , 1992
ALL IN , 1936
APRIL LOVE , 1957
BACHELOR'S FOLLY , 1931
BAIT , 2000 - Buy DVD or VHS
BASHFUL BACHELOR, THE , 1942
BIG BOY , 1930
BIG RACE, THE , 1934
BILL'S LEGACY , 1931
BITE THE BULLET , 1975 - Buy DVD or VHS
BLACK BEAUTY , 1994 - Buy DVD or VHS
BLACK GOLD , 1947
BLACK STALLION, THE , 1979 - Buy DVD or VHS
BLONDE PICKUP , 1955
BLUEGRASS , 1988
BLUE GRASS OF KENTUCKY , 1950
BOOTS MALONE , 1952
BORN TO THE SADDLE , 1953
BOY FROM INDIANA , 1950
BREEZING HOME , 1937
BROADWAY BILL , 1934 - Buy VHS . Also available in a double feature with its remake "Riding High", both of which starred Bing Crosby - - Buy VHS
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938 , 1937 - Buy VHS
CALENDAR, THE , 1948
CALL IT LUCK , 1934
CAME A HOT FRIDAY , 1985 - Buy VHS
CAPTAIN BOYCOTT , 1947 - Buy VHS
CASEY'S SHADOW , 1978 - Buy VHS
CHAMPIONS , 1983 race horse Aldaniti appears as himself
CHAMP, THE , 1931 - Buy VHS
CHAMPAGNE FOR BREAKFAST , 1935
CHARLIE CHAN AT THE RACETRACK , 1936
CHECKERS , 1937
COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN , 1936
COUNTY FAIR, THE , 1932
COUNTY FAIR , 1937
CRAZY OVER HORSES , 1951
DAY AT THE RACES, A , 1937 - Buy VHS
DAY THE BOOKIES WEPT, THE , 1939
DEAD CERT , 1974
DEVIL ON HORSEBACK , 1954
DICK FRANCIS: BLOOD SPORT , 1989 - Buy DVD or VHS
DICK FRANCIS: IN THE FRAME , 1989 - Buy DVD or VHS
DICK FRANCIS: TWICE SHY , 1989 - Buy DVD or VHS
DON'T BE A DUMMY , 1932
DON'T BET ON LOVE , 1933
DOWN THE STRETCH , 1936
EDUCATED EVANS , 1936
FAST COMPANIONS , 1932
FAST COMPANY , 1953
FIGHTING CHANCE, THE , 1955
FIGHTING THOROUGHBREDS , 1939
FINE MESS, A , 1986 - Buy VHS
FOLLOW THAT HORSE! , 1960
FOUR AGAINST FATE , 1952
FRAME-UP, THE , 1937
FROM HELL TO HEAVEN , 1933
GALLOPING MAJOR, THE , 1951
GENTLEMAN AT HEART, A , 1942
GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, THE , 1940
GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, THE , 1936
GENUINE RISK , 1991 - Buy VHS
GIRL IN EVERY PORT, A , 1952
GLORY , 1955
GOING PLACES , 1938
GOLDEN HOOFS , 1941
GREAT DAN PATCH, THE , 1949 - Buy DVD
GREAT MIKE, THE , 1944
GRIFTERS, THE , 1990 - Buy DVD or VHS
GYPSY COLT , 1954 - Buy DVD or VHS
HARRIGAN'S KID , 1943
HE MARRIED HIS WIFE , 1940
HEART OF VIRGINIA , 1948
HEIST, THE , 1989 Filmed at Del Mar. - Buy VHS
HOME IN INDIANA , 1944
HOME ON THE RANGE , 1935
HOMESTRETCH, THE , 1947
HORSE PLAYER , 1991 - Buy VHS
HORSE FOR DANNY, A , 1995 - Buy VHS
HOTTENTOT, THE , 1929
HUNDRED POUND WINDOW, THE , 1943
I'VE GOTTA HORSE , 1965
INTO THE STRAIGHT , 1950
IT AIN'T HAY , 1943 - Buy VHS
IT HAPPENED TOMORROW , 1944 - Buy DVD or VHS
JUST MY LUCK , 1957
KENTUCKY , 1938
KENTUCKY BLUE STREAK , 1935
KILLING, THE , 1956 - Buy DVD or VHS
KING OF THE TURF , 1939
LADY'S FROM KENTUCKY, THE , 1939
LEMON DROP KID, THE , 1934
LEMON DROP KID, THE , 1951 - Buy DVD or VHS
LET IT RIDE , 1989 Great movie! - Buy DVD or VHS
LIGHTNING--THE WHITE STALLION , 1986 - Buy VHS
A LITTLE ROMANCE , 1979 - Buy DVD or VHS
LITTLE JOHNNY JONES , 1930
LITTLE MISS MARKER , 1934 - Buy VHS
LITTLE MISS MARKER , 1980 - Buy VHS
LONE STAR RAIDERS , 1940 - Buy VHS
LONG SHOT, THE , 1939
THE LONGSHOT , 1986 - Buy DVD or VHS
LOVE SPECIALIST, THE , 1957
MA AND PA KETTLE AT THE FAIR , 1952
MAN IN THE BACK SEAT, THE , 1961
MANHUNT, THE , 1986
MCHALE'S NAVY , 1964 - Buy VHS
MIDNIGHT INTRUDER , 1938
MILLION DOLLAR LEGS , 1939
MONEY FROM HOME , 1953
MR. CELEBRITY , 1942
MR. MUGGS RIDES AGAIN , 1945
MURDER AT THE BASKERVILLES , 1937 - Buy DVD
MY BROTHER TALKS TO HORSES , 1946
MY NEW PARTNER , 1984
NATIONAL VELVET , 1944 - Buy DVD or VHS
NECK AND NECK , 1931
NEVER BACK LOSERS , 1967
NEW ORLEANS , 1929
NICE LITTLE BANK THAT SHOULD BE ROBBED, A , 1958
NORTH AVENUE IRREGULARS, THE , 1979 - Buy DVD or VHS
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW , 1959 - Buy VHS
OFF AND RUNNING , 1991 - Buy VHS
ON THE RIGHT TRACK , 1981
PHAR LAP , 1983 - Buy VHS
PLAY GIRL , 1932
POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, THE , 1984 - Buy DVD or VHS
PRIDE OF MARYLAND , 1951
PRIDE OF THE BLUEGRASS , 1939
PRIMO BABY , 1992 - Buy VHS
PRIVATE HELL 36 , 1954 - Buy VHS
RACETRACK , 1933
RACING BLOOD , 1938
RACING BLOOD , 1954
RACING LUCK , 1948
RACING ROMANCE , 1937
RAINBOW JACKET, THE , 1954
READY TO RUN , 2000
RED STALLION, THE , 1947
ON THE NOSE , 2001
REIVERS, THE , 1969 - Buy DVD or VHS
RETURN OF OCTOBER, THE , 1948
RIDE A NORTHBOUND HORSE , 1969
RIDE 'EM COWGIRL , 1939 - Buy VHS
RIDE, KELLY, RIDE , 1941
RIDERS OF THE BLACK HILLS , 1938 - Buy VHS
RIDING HIGH , 1950 - Buy VHS . Also available in a double feature with the orignal version "Broadway Bill", both of which starred Bing Crosby - - Buy VHS
ROCKING HORSE WINNER, THE , 1949 - Buy DVD or VHS
RUN FOR THE ROSES , 1978 - Buy VHS
SAINT TAKES OVER, THE , 1940
SALTY O'ROURKE , 1945
SARATOGA , 1937 - Buy VHS
SHERGAR , 1999
SING YOU SINNERS , 1938
SIZZLE BEACH, U.S.A. , 1986 - Buy DVD or VHS
SO THIS IS NEW YORK , 1948
SONG OF KENTUCKY , 1929
SPEED TO BURN , 1938
SPORT OF KINGS , 1947
SPORTING BLOOD , 1931
SPORTING LOVE , 1936
SPRING HANDICAP , 1937
STABLEMATES , 1938
STORY OF SEABISCUIT, THE , 1949 includes actual footage of Seabiscuit racing. - Buy DVD or VHS
STRAIGHT, PLACE AND SHOW , 1938
STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS , 1963
SWEEPSTAKES , 1931
SWORD OF HONOUR , 1938
TAKE ME TO PARIS , 1951
THANK EVANS , 1938
THAT GANG OF MINE , 1940 - Buy DVD or VHS
THEY MET IN ARGENTINA , 1941
THOROUGHBRED, THE , 1930
THOROUGHBRED , 1932
THOROUGHBREDS , 1945
THOROUGHBREDS DON'T CRY , 1937 - Buy VHS
THREE MEN ON A HORSE , 1936 - Buy VHS
TIGER BY THE TAIL , 1970
TIP ON A DEAD JOCKEY , 1957
TRAIL TO SAN ANTONE , 1947 - Buy VHS
UNDER MY SKIN , 1950
UNWELCOME STRANGER, THE , 1935
UP IN SMOKE , 1957
VIEW TO A KILL, A , 1985 - Buy DVD or VHS
WALL OF NOISE , 1963
WIN, PLACE, OR STEAL , 1975 - Buy VHS
WINE, WOMEN AND HORSES , 1937
WINGS OF THE MORNING , 1937 - Buy DVD or VHS
WINNER'S CIRCLE, THE , 1948 Johnny Longden plays himself and Man O'War, Seabiscuit, Whirlaway, Gallant Fox, Phar Lap, and Equipoise appear in the film. If anyone ever finds a copy of this or tapes it off TV, please let me know as I would love to have a copy and have never seen it anywhere.
WISE GUYS , 1937
YOU CAN'T BUY LUCK , 1937
YOUNG AS YOU FEEL , 1931
YOUNG MAN WITH IDEAS , 1952
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