Sporting Blood is a 1940 American drama film, directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

[1] In need of money, Myles Vanders returns to his old Virginia home, once a thriving horse farm that has fallen on hard times.

Years have gone by but he still is subject to resentment of the community for Myles' father having scandalously run off with neighboring stable owner Davis Lockwood's wife.

Myles manages to persuade Lockwood to lend him $3,000 to train and enter his horse Skipper in an upcoming stakes race.

Things get worse when Joan elopes with a wealthy man while Myles learns a servant of Lockwood's started the fire.