''Sporting Blood'' is a 1945 Australian radio serial by Bob MacKinnon about a jockey who returns from World War Two. It mentioned many famous Australian jockeys of the period including
Darby Munro
David Hugh "Darby" Munro (5 March 1913 – 3 April 1966) also known as "the Demon" or the "Brown Bomber" was an Aboriginal Australian jockey born in Caulfield. He was a three-time winner of the Melbourne Cup. He has been described as "arguab ...
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Billy Cook, Ted Bartle, Maurice McCarten, George Price, and Lou Robertson. MacKinnon had experience in the horse racing industry.
Premise
"The story of a young soldier, who, after three years of war, finds himself back home, discharged from the Army, restless, and intolerant, until fortune brings him back to his best love —horses. His rehabilitation goes hand in hand with the sport of kings through the story of life on country properties and famous race tracks."
Cast
*Clark McKay as John Brewster
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Sydney Wheeler
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Ron Whelan
*Elizabeth Downes
*Minnie Love
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References
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1945 Australian radio dramas
1940s Australian radio serials