This RKO Sportscope short offers clips from various horse races over the decade previous to this film's release.
I'm not a great fan of horse racing, but it's worth remembering that at the start of the 20th century, the world's largest spectator sport was horse racing, and the post war period had a number of horses that remain well known, like Native Dancer and jockeys like Willie Shoemaker. Fans and historians of the sport will enjoy seeing these clips.
As I said, I'm not a fan, and while it's pleasant to look at these beasts in motion, I recall that when racing was the sort of kings and the king of sports, the Circus was at the same time the largest branch of the entertainment industry, and that's gone in this country.
I'm not a great fan of horse racing, but it's worth remembering that at the start of the 20th century, the world's largest spectator sport was horse racing, and the post war period had a number of horses that remain well known, like Native Dancer and jockeys like Willie Shoemaker. Fans and historians of the sport will enjoy seeing these clips.
As I said, I'm not a fan, and while it's pleasant to look at these beasts in motion, I recall that when racing was the sort of kings and the king of sports, the Circus was at the same time the largest branch of the entertainment industry, and that's gone in this country.