Ready for the Off

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2087A
Date Released
5 Jun 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ready for the Off. DESCRIPTION: One of the world’s most modern veterinary hospitals ensures that injured race horses are soon back in the Starting Stalls. A surprise to most punters no doubt, many of the Stalls used in the world’s classic races are made in a small town in South Australia. They even make the ones used for the Derby! SHOTLIST: MS sign Colaman Farm. MS horse led towards camera. CU thumb pressed against rubber covering on walls of operating theatre. MCU vet injects horse with anaesthetic. MS horse stumbles and falls onto rubber covered walls. CU vet strapping horse to stretcher. MLS stretcher lifted by mobile crane is swayed onto operating table. MS anaesthetist. MCU surgeon hanging up X-rays for examination. CU X-ray horse’s leg. MLS operation in progress. CU surgeon operating. CMS operating theatre. CU horse’s leg being bandaged. MCU horse standing with bandaged leg. LS horses start race from traps. MLS horses racing. MS street in Sydney. MCU Lindsay Sims and son looking at plans for starting stalls used in horse racing. 3 shots man welding parts of starting stalls together. 2 shots men lifting starting stall into position in warehouse. MS starting stall towed out of warehouse by truck.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Animals
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
94805
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ready for the Off', British Movietone News Issue No. 2087A, 5 Jun 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27881 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)