sporting blood
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He had sporting blood, though not of cricket's grass-and-sunshine variety.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2011
New York's fastest society embraced him, because, unlike his father, he was a sporting blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was regarded during this period as an ineffectual student, a boy of vague intents, a sporting blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many owners and trainers, wondering out loud if either Warren Wright or Ben Jones has any sporting blood in his system, argue that a horse can prove his greatness only under high weight.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It has the stir and go of a healthy sporting blood."
From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander
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