Sporting Blood (radio serial)
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Genredrama serial
Running time6:30 pm–
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
| Genre | drama serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 6:30 pm– |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2GB |
| Written by | Bob MacKinnon |
| Original release | 2 July 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Vacuum Oil Company[1] |
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, Billy Cook, Ted Bartle, Maurice McCarten, George Price, and Lou Robertson.[2] MacKinnon had experience in the horse racing industry.[3]