Riding to Win

Riding to Win is an Australian comedy drama silent film starring Australian gangster Squizzy Taylor and his girlfriend Ida Pender. Made in 1922 it was banned by the Victorian censor but obtained release in Sydney and Brisbane under the title Bound to Win.

A heroic jockey Taylor saves his girlfriend Pender, the daughter of a horse trainer, from a criminal gang determined to stop him from riding the race favourite to win in the Eclipse Steeplechase.At the peak of Squizzy Taylors fame, he was contacted by producerdirector Eric Harrison who convinced Taylor and his thengirlfriend Pender to star in a sporting comedy drama which would exploit Taylors experience as a jockey. Shooting took place in 1922 in Melbourne, with scenes shot at Caulfield and Moonee Valley. The working title was In Emergency Colours. ........

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